110 235. Reparations, as the word indicates, consist of measures tending to eliminate the effects of the violations committed. Their nature and amount depend on the characteristics of the violation and on both the pecuniary and non pecuniary damage caused. Reparations shall not result in the victims or their successors becoming richer or poorer. In this regard, the reparations ordered should be proportionate to the violations declared in the preceding chapters of this Judgment.228 A) BENEFICIARIES 236. The Court has found that the facts of the instant case amount to the violation of Articles 7, 8(1), 8(2), 8.(2)(b), 8(2)(c), 8(2)(d), 8(2)(f), 8(2)(g), 8(5), 13 and 25 of the Convention, all of them in conjunction with Articles 2 and 1(1) thereof, and Article 21 of the Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Mr. Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne who, as the victim of said violations, is entitled to such reparations as the Court may order. 237. Furthermore, in deciding the reparations to be awarded to the victim, the Court will take due account of the fact that Mrs. Anne Ellen Stewart-Orlandini, the victim’s wife, made monetary contributions in order to get the book “Ética y Servicios de Inteligencia” (“Ethics and Intelligence Services”) published, secured its national and international copyright registration, and incurred other expenses as a result of her husband being prosecuted in military criminal proceedings (supra paras. 63(3), 63(5), 63(105) and 63(108). Said monetary contributions and the efforts made in connection with the book were carried out through Mrs. Stewart-Orlandini’s business, which operated as a book distribution firm (supra para. 63(3)). Accordingly, it is the Court’s view that, given the close connection of Mrs. Stewart-Orlandini, in her capacity as the spouse of Mr. Palamara-Iribarne, and the fact that she made expenditures to facilitate the publication of the book and to move out of their residence, Mrs. Stewart-Ortolani must be considered a beneficiary for the purposes of distribution (infra paras. 242 and 243). B) PECUNIARY DAMAGE 238. Under this heading, the Court will assess the amount due as pecuniary damage, for which purpose it shall set a compensatory sum aimed at providing compensation for the monies and personal effects lost as a result of the violations declared to have been committed in this Judgment,229 taking due account of the circumstances of the instant case, the evidence offered, the Court’s case-law, and the relevant arguments submitted by the Commission, the representatives and the State. 239. In the Court’s view, it has been adequately proven that Mr. Palamara-Iribarne 228 Cf. Case of the “Mapiripán Massacre” supra note 1, para. 245; Case of Raxcacó-Reyes, supra note 1, para. 116, and Case of Gutiérrez-Soler, supra note 1, para. 64. 229 Cf. Case of the “Mapiripán Massacre” supra note 1, para. 265; Case of Acosta-Calderón, supra note 207, para. 157; and Case of YATAMA, supra note 5, para. 242.