61
of Encarnación, Pedro, Eliseo, Estermerio, and María Rosaura, all with the last name of
Chitay Rodríguez.
XII
REPARATIONS
(Application of Article 63(1) of the Convention)
227. Based its decisions in this regard in Article 63(1) of the American Convention,241 the
Court has indicated that each violation of an international obligation that has produced
harm involves the duty to adequately repair the harm,242 and that this rule picks up on a
customary rule that constitutes one of the fundamental principles of contemporary
International Law regarding the responsibility of a State.”243
228. In consideration of the violations of the American Convention and ICFDP declared in
the foregoing chapters, the Tribunal will analyze the claims presented by the Commission
and the representatives, as well as the positions of the State, in light of the fixed criteria in
the jurisprudence of the Court in relation with the nature and scope of the obligation to
repair,244 so as to provide measures that will repair the harm caused to the victims.
A.
Injured Party
229. The Tribunal reiterates that the injured party is considered to be, in the terms of
Article 63(1) of the Convention, those that have been declared as victims of the violation of
any of the rights enshrined in the same. Therefore, this Tribunal considers the “injured
party,” to be Mr. Florencio Chitay Nech, and his children Encarnación, Pedro, Eliseo,
Estermerio, and María Rosaura, all with the last name of Chitay Rodríguez, who in their
character as victims of the violations declared in Chapters VIII, IX, X, and XI, shall be the
creditors of that which the Tribunal orders in continuation. In the case of Maria Rodriguez
Quex, the State must take into account that suggested in paragraph 45 of the present
Judgment, in the sense that the State, could at its discretion, adopt measures of reparation
in her favor.
B.
Obligation to investigate the facts and identify, judge and, if it is the case,
sanction those responsible
241
Article 63(1) of the Convention states that “[i]f the Court finds that
freedom protected by [the] Convention, the Court shall rule that the injured
right or freedom that was violated. It shall also rule, if appropriate, that
situation that constituted the breach of such right or freedom be remedied
the injured party.”
there has been a violation of a right or
party be ensured the enjoyment of his
the consequences of the measure or
and that fair compensation be paid to
242
Cf. Case Velásquez Rodríguez V. Honduras. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of 21 of July of 1989.
Series C No. 7, para. 25; Case Radilla Pacheco V. México, supra note 12, para. 327, and Case Dos Erres Massacre
V. Guatemala, supra note 12, para. 223.
243
Cf. Case of the “Children of the Street” (Villagrán Morales et. al. ) V. Guatemala. Reparations and Costs.
Judgment of 26 of May of 2001. Series C No. 77, para. 62; Case Cantoral Benavides Vs Perú. Reparations and
Costs. Judgment of 3 of December of 2001. Series C No. 88, para. 40, and Case Bámaca Velásquez V. Guatemala.
Reparations and Costs. Judgment of 22 of February of 2002. Series C No. 91, para. 38.
244
Cf. Case Velásquez Rodríguez V. Honduras. Reparations and Costs, supra note 242, paras. 25 a 27; Case
Usón Ramírez V. Venezuela, supra note 18, para. 159, and Case Dos Erres Massacre V. Guatemala, supra note 12,
para. 288.
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