Alarcón within a period of one year from the notification of the judgment, without prejudice to making the full payment in advance. 116. The State shall make the payment of non-pecuniary compensation established in the present judgment to Ramón Rosendo Carranza Alarcón’s heirs, pursuant to applicable domestic law, within one year of the publications ordered in the present judgment (supra para. 102), without prejudice to making the full payment in advance. 117. If, for reasons attributable to Mr. Carranza Alarcón’s heirs, it is not possible to pay the amount determined within the indicated time frame, the State shall deposit the amount in his favor in a deposit account or certificate in a solvent Ecuadorian financial institution, in United States dollars, and in the most favorable financial conditions permitted by banking law and practice. If the corresponding compensation is not claimed within ten years, the amount shall be returned to the State along with the interest accrued. 118. The State shall comply with the monetary obligations by payments in United States dollars, with no reductions resulting from eventual tax charges. If the State falls behind, it shall pay interest on the amount owed corresponding to banking interest on arrears in the Republic of Ecuador. IX OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 119. Therefore, THE COURT DECIDES, unanimously: 1. To reject the preliminary objection filed by the State regarding the alleged failure to exhaust domestic remedies, pursuant to paragraphs 15 to 22 of this judgment. 2. To reject the preliminary objection filed by the State regarding the alleged violation of its right of defense, pursuant to paragraphs 25 to 33 of this judgment. DECLARES, unanimously, that: 3. The State is responsible for violating the rights of personal liberty and judicial guarantees enshrined in Articles 7(1), 7(3), and 8(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights, in conjunction with its Articles 1(1) and 2, to the detriment of Ramón Rosendo Carranza Alarcón, pursuant to paragraphs 60, 62, 65, 67-68, 75-85, 90, and 97 of the present judgment. 4. The State is responsible for violating the rights of personal liberty and judicial guarantees enshrined in Articles 7(1), 7(5), 8(1), and 8(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights, in conjunction with its Article 1(1), to the detriment of Ramón Rosendo Carranza Alarcón, pursuant to paragraphs 60, 64-68, and 86-97 of the present judgment. 26

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