479. The Court reiterates that, according to its case law, 755 costs and expenses are part of the concept of reparation, because the activities deployed by the victims in order to obtain justice at both the national and the international level entail disbursements that must be compensated when the international responsibility of the State is declared in a judgment. 480. Regarding the reimbursement of expenses, the Court must make a prudent assessment of their scope, which includes the expenses incurred before the authorities of the domestic jurisdiction, as well as those arising during the processing of the case before the inter-American system, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of the international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment may be made on the basis of the principle of equity and taking into account the expenses indicated by the parties, provided that their quantum is reasonable.756 481. In this regard, the Court notes that even though the file contains a series of invoices and receipts provided by the representatives, this does not constitute probative support relating them to expenses made owing to the case and, thus, justifying the amounts requested by the representatives for honoraria and professional services, because they were not accompanied by any explanation as to how this sum was determined.757 Consequently, the Court establishes, in equity, the sum of US$80,000.00 (eighty thousand United States dollars) for the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz for costs and expenses related to these proceedings. F. Method of complying with the payments ordered 482. The State must make the payment of the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and to reimburse costs and expenses established in this Judgment directly to the persons indicated herein or, as requested by the representatives, to the person who they appoint to receive it by means of an instrument that is valid under Colombian law, within one year of notification of this Judgment, in accordance with the following paragraphs. 483. The State must comply with its monetary obligations by payment in United States dollars. If, for causes that can be attributed to the beneficiaries of the compensation or to their heirs, it is not possible to pay the amounts decided within the indicated time frame, the State shall deposit the said amounts in their favor in an account or certificate of deposit in a solvent Colombian financial institution, in United States dollars, and in the most favorable financial conditions allowed by banking law and practice. If the corresponding compensation is not claimed, after ten years the amounts shall be returned to the State with the interest accrued. 484. The amounts allocated in this Judgment as compensation and to reimburse costs and expenses must be delivered to the persons indicated integrally, as established in this Judgment, without any reductions for eventual taxes or charges. 485. If the State should incur in arrears, it must pay interest on the amount owed corresponding to banking interest on arrears in the Republic of Colombia. X OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 486. Therefore, 755 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No 39, para. 79, and Case of the Constitutional Tribunal (Camba Campos et al.) v. Ecuador, para. 316. 756 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs, para. 82, and Case of the Constitutional Tribunal (Camba Campos et al.) v. Ecuador, para. 316. 757 Cf. Case of Chitay Nech et al. v. Guatemala, para. 287, and Case of Suárez Peralta v. Ecuador, para. 219. 149

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