case, which amounted to US$2,725.17 (two thousand seven hundred and twenty-five
United States dollars and seventeen cents), and granted it until June 15, 2014, to
present any observations it deemed pertinent on this information. However, Venezuela
did not present any observations in this regard. In application of article 5 of the Rules for
the Operation of the Fund, the Court must assess whether it is appropriate to order the
defendant State to reimburse the disbursement incurred to the Legal Assistance Fund.
332. In view of the violations declared in this Judgment, the Court orders the State to
reimburse the sum of US$2,725.17 (two thousand seven hundred and twenty-five United
States dollars and seventeen cents) to the Fund for the expenditure incurred. This
amount must be reimbursed to the Inter-American Court within ninety days of
notification of this Judgment.
G. Method of complying with the payments ordered
333. The State shall pay the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage
and to reimburse costs and expenses established in this Judgment directly to the
persons indicated herein, within one year of notification of this Judgment, in accordance
with the following paragraphs.
334. If any of the beneficiaries should die before they receive the respective
compensation, this shall be delivered directly to their heirs, pursuant to the applicable
domestic law.
335. The State must comply with its obligation by payment in United States dollars or
Venezuelan currency, using the exchange rate between these two currencies in force on
the New York Stock Exchange (United States of America), the day before the payment to
make the respective calculation.
336. If, for reasons that can be attributed to the beneficiaries of the compensation, they
are unable to receive it within the indicated time frame, the State shall deposit the said
amounts in their favor in an account or certificate of deposit in a Venezuelan financial
institution, in United States dollars and in the most favorable financial conditions allowed
by banking law and practice in Venezuela. If, after 10 years, the compensation has not
been claimed, the amounts shall be returned to the State with the interest accrued.
337. The amounts allocated in this Judgment as compensation shall be delivered to the
persons indicated in full, as established in this Judgment, without any deductions arising
from possible taxes or charges.
338. If the State should fall in arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed
corresponding to the bank interest on arrears in Venezuela.
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339. Therefore,
THE COURT
DECIDES,
unanimously,
1.
To reject the preliminary objections filed by the State on the failure to exhaust
domestic remedies, in the terms of paragraphs 22 to 30 of this Judgment.
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