-44Considerations of the Court 193. In its case law, the Court has developed the concept of pecuniary damages and the circumstances in which it should be compensated. It has also established that those damages involve “the loss of or detriment to the victim’s income, the expenses incurred as a result of the facts, and the monetary consequences that have a causal nexus with the facts of the sub judice case.”160 In the present case, the Court notes that the next of kin of the deceased victims, was well as Mr. Bejarano Laura, were monetarily compensated in domestic judicial proceedings (supra paras. 85 to 87). In addition, although the civil party in the proceedings against the accused filed an appeal of annulment that contested the civil reparation ordered by the domestic court, the appeal was rejected for being time-barred (supra para. 82). 194. Inasmuch as the domestic court had awarded pecuniary damages in the case based on its domestic jurisdiction, the Court considers that, according to the principle of complementarity, it should not order additional pecuniary nor non-pecuniary damages to the family members of the deceased victims or to Mr. Bejarano Laura. F. Costs and expenses 195. The representative requested that the Court establish, in equity, the expenses incurred by the family members and APRODEH, the latter of which, being a non-profit organization, had not charged the family members for its services that began on the domestic level in May 1994 and on the international level in 1996. With respect to future expenses, the representatives requested the opportunity to present estimates and vouchers on the expenses that they might incur during the international proceedings. 196. The State considers “unacceptable” the claim for the reimbursement of costs and expenses “without presenting the vouchers and other documents that would justify the reparation” and that it should only pay if it is proved that the expense was made “on the specific and direct occasion of the present proceedings.” The Commission did not make any observations on the matter. Considerations of the Court 197. The Court reiterates that, pursuant to its case law, costs and expenses form part of the concept of reparation because the activities deployed by the victims in order to obtain justice, at both the domestic and international levels, entail disbursements that should be compensated when the international responsibility of the State has been declared.161 Regarding reimbursement for costs and expenses, it is for the Court to prudently assess their scope, which includes the expenses arising before the authorities of the domestic jurisdiction and also those generated during the proceedings before the inter-American system, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of the international jurisdiction of the protection of human rights. This assessment may be made based on the Cf. Case of Bámaca Velásquez v. Guatemala. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of February 22, 2002. Series C No. 91, para. 43 and Case of expelled Dominicans and Haitians v. Dominican Republic, para. 479. 160 161 Cf. Case of Bámaca Velásquez v. Guatemala. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of February 22, 2002. Series C No. 91, para. 43 and Case of expelled Dominicans and Haitians v. Dominican Republic, para. 479.