the domestic level, and that the attorney costs incurred to achieve a transfer of Mr. Vera Vera from the police unit to the hospital were contemplated upon determining the pecuniary damage in favor of Ms. Vera Valdez (supra para. 132). 144. The Court reiterates that it must prudently assess the costs, in consideration of the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of the international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment can be made based on the principle of equity and taking into account the expenses indicated by the parties, provided that the quantum is reasonable,138 providing the reimbursement by the State to the victims or representatives of the costs deemed reasonable and duly proven. 145. Based on the foregoing, the Court takes into account the expenses proven by the representative related to the public hearing held in this case. On the other hand, the Court notes that the processing of it in the InterAmerican System has totaled sixteen and a half years, during which, the Court assumes costs due to communication, transportation, and supplies, among others. Therefore, the Court considers that the State should pay for expenses and costs in the amount of US. $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars from the United States of America). This amount should be given directly to the representative. Similarly, the Court also states that in the monitoring of compliance procedures of the present Judgment, the Court may order the State to reimburse the victims and their representatives for reasonable costs that are duly proven. G. Method of Compliance with the Ordered Payments 146. The State shall make the payment of the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage directly to Ms. Francisca Mercedes Vera Valdez, and the payment for costs and expenses directly to the representative, within the term of one year as of the notice of this Judgment, in the terms of the following paragraphs 147. Should the beneficiary die before the pertinent above compensatory amounts are paid thereto, such amounts shall provided to the benefit of the heirs, pursuant to the applicable domestic law. 148. The State must comply with its obligations by payment in dollars of the United States of America. 149. If, for reasons that can be attributed to the beneficiaries of the compensation or to their heirs, it is not possible to pay the amounts established within the time indicated, the State shall deposit the amount in their favor in an account or a deposit certificate in a solvent Ecuadorian financial institute in dollars of the United States of America and in the most favorable financial conditions permitted by law and banking practice. If, after 138 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria V. Argentina, supra note 134, para. 82; Case of Salvador Chiriboga V. Ecuador, supra note 118, para. 139, and Case of Abrill Alosilla et al. V. Perú, supra note 7, para. 137. 53