X OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 240. Therefore, THE COURT DECIDES, unanimously, 1. To accept the partial acknowledgment of international responsibility made by the State and to endorse the agreement on reparations signed by the parties, in the terms of paragraphs 13 and 16 to 24 of the Judgment. DECLARES, unanimously, that: 1. The State is responsible for the forced disappearance and, therefore, for the violation of the rights to personal liberty, personal integrity, life, and recognition of juridical personality protected in Articles 7, 5(1), 5(2), 4(1) and 3, in relation to Article 1(1), all of the American Convention, and in relation to Articles I(a) of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, to the detriment of Edgar Fernando García, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 93 to 114 of this Judgment. 2. The State is responsible for the violation of freedom of association established in Article 16(1) of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of this instrument, to the detriment of Edgar Fernando García, in the terms of paragraphs 116 to 121 of this Judgment. 3. The State is responsible for the failure to comply with its obligation to ensure, by an effective investigation, the rights recognized in Articles 7, 5(1), 5(2), 4(1) and 3 of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of this instrument and Article I(b) of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, to the detriment of Edgar Fernando García, as established in paragraph 155 of this Judgment. 4. The State is responsible for the violation of the rights to judicial guarantees and to judicial protection established in Articles 8(1) and 25(1) of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of this instrument and Article I(b) of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, to the detriment of Nineth Varenca Montenegro Cottom, Alejandra García Montenegro and María Emilia García, as established in paragraphs 128 to 155 of this Judgment. 5. The State is responsible for the violation of the right to personal integrity established in Article 5(1) and 5(2) of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of this instrument, to the detriment of Nineth Varenca Montenegro Cottom, Alejandra García Montenegro and María Emilia García, as established in paragraphs 161 to 169 of this Judgment. 6. The State is responsible for the violation of the right to freedom of association established in Article 16(1) of the American Convention, in relation to the obligation to respect and ensure rights established in Article 1(1) of this instrument, to the detriment of 76