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shall give such amounts as she deems appropriate to her representatives, as
compensation for the costs and expenses incurred in domestic proceedings, as well
as for those arising from the processing of the case before the Inter-American
system. The State shall pay said amount for costs and expenses within one year
following notice of the instant Judgment.
E)
MEANS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDERED PAYMENTS
169. The compensations awarded to Carmen Cornejo de Albán and Bismarck
Albán-Sánchez shall be paid directly to them. In the event any of these persons die
before receiving their compensation, the amount shall be paid out to their heirs,
pursuant to applicable domestic law.126
170. The reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred by the representatives in
the above mentioned proceedings shall be made to Carmen Cornejo de Albán.
171.
The State shall comply with its obligations by making payments in US dollars.
172. If the beneficiaries of the compensations were unable to receive the payments
within the specified period for reasons attributable to them, the State shall deposit
said amounts in an account to the benefit of the beneficiaries or draw a certificate of
deposit from an Ecuadorian financial institution, in US dollars, and under the most
favorable financial conditions allowed by applicable laws and customary banking
practice. If after 10 years the compensation remains unclaimed, the amounts plus
any accrued interest shall be returned to the State.
173. The amounts allocated in the instant Judgment as compensations and
reimbursement of costs and expenses shall not be affected by or conditioned to tax
reasons now existing or hereafter created. Hence, the beneficiaries shall receive such
amounts as a whole as provided in this Judgment.
174. Should the State fall into arrears with its payments, interest on the amounts
owed shall be paid at Ecuadorian banking default interest rates.
175. In accordance with its constant practice, the Court retains the authority
emanating from its jurisdiction and the provisions of Article 65 of the American
Convention, to monitor full compliance with this Judgment. The instant case shall be
closed once the State has fully implemented the provisions herein. Within one year
following notification of this Judgment, the State shall submit to the Court a report
on the measures adopted to comply with this Judgment.
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OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS
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Cf. Case of Myrna Mack-Chang, supra note 9; Case of Cantoral-Huamaní and García-Santa Cruz,
supra note 13, para. 162; Case of Zambrano-Vélez et al., supra note 9, para. 137; and Case of EscuéZapata, supra note 12, para. 189.