43 suffering for his daughter’s death, he had to face the “[…] inefficiency and delays of domestic proceedings and became the only breadwinner of the family.” Based on the foregoing, the representatives requested that US$1,000,000.00 (one million US dollars) be granted to each of them. 144. Finally, regarding Laura Albán’s siblings, Flavia, Bismarck, Omar and Luis Albán-Cornejo, the representatives also requested that compensation be paid to them for non pecuniary damages, due to the emotional suffering caused by the early death of their sister, because “they were the main witnesses of their parents’ failed attempts to have justice done for her death. They have tolerated their mother’s constant absence and their father’s long working hours.” Accordingly, they requested that US$250,000.00 (two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars) be granted to each of them. 145. Regarding the lost earnings, the State argued that Carmen Cornejo de Albán’s statement was not enough to prove her monthly income. Consequently, it requested the Court to establish the amount of lost earnings in accordance with relevant documentary evidence. Furthermore, the State argued that the Court should take into account the exact date as from which the State became responsible and disregard the proceedings which do not involve state authorities, especially those undertaken during the first six years following Miss Albán-Cornejo’s death. Lastly, in relation to the compensation for moral damages requested by the representatives, the State considered that it is an “excessive amount” and requested the Court to find that “a condemnatory judgment constitute[s] in itself enough compensation for moral damages”. 146. The Court will analyze the expenses pertaining to activities intended to foster investigations and judicial proceedings under the heading “costs and expenses”. 147. Regarding the claim of the representatives in connection with the professional fees lost by Mrs. Cornejo de Albán (supra para. 142), the Court does not have sufficient elements to determine the alleged loss of income. However, said claim is to be taken into consideration in determining the compensation due on account of non pecuniary damage. * * * 148. The judgment constitutes, per se, a form of reparation.123 However, in the instant case, the Tribunal deems it necessary to set compensation. 149. In this regard, it is worth noting that, during the public hearing held before the Court, Carmen Cornejo de Albán, Laura Albán’s mother, expressed that, with regard to her daughter, “ [...]justice was derided, [their] rights were trampled on and impunity had the upper hand […]” , and added that “[…]despite having all the evidence, all the situations in which justice was not done, the criminals were not charged and, rather, laws were manipulated”. 123 Cf. Case of Suárez-Rosero v. Ecuador. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of January 20, 1999. Series C No. 44, para. 72; Case of Cantoral-Huamaní and García-Santa Cruz, supra note 13, para. 180; Case of Zambrano-Vélez et al., supra note 9, para. 142; and Case of Escué-Zapata, supra note 12, para. 149.