indicated herein, within one year of the notification of this Judgment, although it may make
full payment at an earlier date.
142. If a beneficiary has died or dies before he or she receives the respective payment, this
shall be paid directly to his or her heirs, in accordance with the applicable domestic law.
143. The State shall fulfill its monetary obligations through payment in United States dollars.
144. If, for reasons attributable to the beneficiaries of the compensation or their heirs, it is
not possible to pay the compensation established within the time frame indicated, the State
shall deposit these amounts in an account or certificate of deposit in an Ecuadorian solvent
financial institution, in United States dollars, and on the most favorable financial terms
permitted by banking law and practice. If the corresponding compensation is not claimed
within ten years, the amounts shall be returned to the State with the accrued interest.
145. The amounts allocated in this Judgment as compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages and the reimbursement of costs and expenses shall be delivered in full to
the persons indicated, as established in this Judgment, without any deductions arising from
possible charges or taxes.
146. If the State should fall into arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed
corresponding to banking interest on arrears in Ecuador.
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147. Therefore,
THE COURT
DECLARES,
Unanimously, that:
1.
The State is responsible for the violation of the rights recognized in Articles 3, 4(1),
5(1), 5(2) and 7 of the American Convention, in relation to the provisions of Article 1(1)
thereof, and in Article 1(a) of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of
Persons, the latter as of August 26, 2006, to the detriment of César Gustavo Garzón Guzmán,
pursuant to paragraphs 62 to 64 of this Judgment.
2.
The State is responsible for the violation of the rights recognized in Articles 8(1) and 25
of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, and in Article I(b) of the InterAmerican Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, the latter as of August 26, 2006,
to the detriment of César Gustavo Garzón Guzmán and his next of kin Julio Garzón, Clorinda
Guzmán de Garzón, Luis Alberto Garzón Guzmán, Rodrigo Garzón Guzmán, Luis Lascano and
Ana Julia Lascano, pursuant to paragraphs 66 to 68 of this Judgment.
3.
The State is responsible for the violation of the right to physical integrity recognized in
Article 5(1) of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment
of Julio Garzón, Clorinda Guzmán de Garzón, Luis Alberto Garzón Guzmán, Rodrigo Garzón
Guzmán, Luis Lascano y Ana Julia Lascano, pursuant to paragraphs 90 to 94 of this Judgment.
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