parties, provided their amount be reasonable, 193 ordering that the victims or their representatives be reimbursed by the State in the amounts that the Tribunal deems reasonable and duly supported. 199. This Court notes that the representatives did not specify an amount for costs and expenses. Moreover, the representatives did not offer any evidence to support the claim in of the amount of US $35,000.00 (thirty-five thousand dollars of the United States of America) in favor of the Association for the Rights of Children, and thus it finds that request inadmissible. Likewise, the Court finds that some of the receipts supplied by the representatives are in support of expenses with no relation to the litigation in this case194 or that were not solely incurred for this case. 195 Other receipts submitted by the representatives do not include the purpose for which the expenses were incurred, preventing verification of whether those purposes were related with this case. 196 Thus, the Court finds that the expenses incurred during the domestic litigation and the litigation before the Inter-American System that are duly supported by the representatives equal approximately US$4,614.00 (four thousand, six hundred AND fourteen dollars of the United States of America). 197 However, the Tribunal has previously indicated that, “[t]he quantum for this item may be established […], based on the principle of fairness, even in the absence of elements of evidence regarding the precise amount of the expenses in which the parties have incurred, provided that the 193 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria V. Argentina. Reparations and Costs, supra note 160, para. 82; Case of Chocrón Chocrón V. Venezuela, supra note 24, para. 196, and Case of Mejía Idrovo V. Ecuador, supra note 17, para. 161. 194 Cf. Reciept of “Cd. Latin Jazz; Cd. Tango Around the World; Pendant Butterfly-Heart Sun #5 Silver With Flow”, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12305 and 12398); Reciept of two “Orchid[s]”, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12398); Reciept of “Choc Art”, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, Merits, folio 12398); reciept of lodging expenses, Jade Hotel Boutique in Costa Rica, August 22 to 26, 2010, (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12316 and 12414 to 12415); Reciept of exit tax from the Repúblic of Costa Rica, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12319 and 12419); receipt of airplan ticket, of August 20, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12317 and 12416); receipt of purchases in the market Terra Verde, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12422); receipt of food expenses in the restaurant “Spoon”, of August 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12422); receipt of food expenses, of September 9, 2009 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12410), and receipt of purchase of two “adaptors” in Interbaires, S.A. (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12422). In this regard, it is necessary to mention that within the litigation of this case, there was no need for the representatives to visit Costa Rica, as this hearing was held in the Panama City, Panama. 195 Cf. Reciept of an HP printer, of September 14, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12303); receipt of telephone expenses of June 2 and 10, May 3, April 5, January 6, May 10, April 12, March 10, January 11, and February 10, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12321 to 12373); receipt of telephone expenses of July 21, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12383); receipt of telephone expenses of April 21, June 21, and May 21, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12387 to 12389), and receipt of telephone expenses of April 5, May 10, and April 12, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12424 to 12427). Moreover, the representatives presented a lease contract for a period of 24 months (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12374 to 12379). 196 Cf. Reciept of VISA Debit, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12304); receipt of payment with MAESTRO card, of August 22, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12304); Receipt of cash withdrawal, of August 27, 2010 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folios 12305 and 12398), and Reciept with MAESTRO card, of December 7, 2009 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 44, folio 12309). 197 The Court observes that the representatives offered receipts for payment both in Argentine currency in US dollars. With regard to the former, the Court indicates that they did not make any reference to the exchange rate in force at the moment expenditures were made. 57

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