16 Unanimously, 1. To dismiss the request for interpretation of the Judgment on the merits, reparations and costs in the Serrano Cruz Sisters Case lodged by the State, with regards to the “reasons that led the [] Honorable Court to establish the amounts the State must pay by way of compensation” and “[its] concern for the scope of the measures ordered by the [ …] Court as compensation for non pecuniary damages caused to Mrs. María Victoria Cruz Franco, because she was deceased when the Judgment was delivered”, due to the fact that its terms are not consistent with the provisions in articles 67 of the Convention and 29(3) and 59 of the Rules. 2. Define the meaning and scope of the ruling in paragraph 211 and resolution twenty of the Judgment on the merits, reparations and costs, in terms of paragraphs 40 to 50 of the instant Interpretation Judgment. Judge ad hoc Montiel Argüello informed the Court of his concurring opinion which accompanies the present Judgment. Done in both Spanish and English, the Spanish text being authentic, in San José, Costa Rica, on September 9, 2005. Sergio García Ramírez President Oliver Jackman Alirio Abreu Burelli Manuel E. Ventura Robles Antônio A. Cançado Trindade Alejandro Montiel Argüello Judge ad hoc