36 D) Costs and Expenses 130. As previously noted by the Court, costs and expenses constitute part of the concept of reparation under Article 63(1) of the American Convention.138 131. The representatives seek an award of costs and expenses incurred in association with the hearing before this Court, and an additional amount representing the costs involving couriers, affidavit fees, photocopying and travel expenses incurred in visiting prisons where the alleged victims have been held. They are not, however, seeking reimbursement of attorney’s fees in this case, which they have waived. Consistent with past practices,139 the Court supports an award of such costs and expenses as are reasonable and necessary in the presentation of the case before the Court. 132. In this respect, the representatives have submitted receipts that purportedly support said request for a total amount of US$ 43,062.42. The State and the Commission submitted their respective observations (supra para. 11). The State requested that the Court take into account the “limited financial resources and socio-economic situation of Barbados”, and observed that “reasonable expenses in this context would only cover the participation of one Senior Counsel (Queen’s Counsel) and one Junior Counsel, as well as the two witnesses, as is the practice in the Commonwealth Caribbean when funding high level litigation.” The Commission had no observations on this matter. 133. This Court has analyzed the documentation submitted by the representatives and has found sufficient evidence to support a claim of US$ 42,329.84. Nevertheless, the Court deems that to order the State to cover the costs incurred by six legal representatives is not reasonable and necessary in the presentation of the present case. Therefore, the Tribunal considers reasonable to order the State to reimburse the amount of US$ 27,000.00 (twenty seven thousand United States dollars) for the costs and expenses related to the domestic and international proceedings in the present case. Considering that the victims are currently in prison in Barbados and their representatives work in England, the State shall pay such amount directly to the representatives, within six months from the notification of the present Judgment. E) Terms of Compliance of Payment for Costs and Expenses 134. The amounts set forth in the present Judgment as reimbursement of costs and expenses may not be affected, reduced or conditioned by tax laws currently in force or to take effect in the future. 135. The State may fulfill its pecuniary obligations by tendering United States Dollars or an equivalent amount in the currency of the State, which will be calculated according to the 138 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria, supra note 135, para. 79, and Case of The “White Van” (Paniagua Morales et al.), supra note 24, para. 212. Cf. also Case of La Cantuta, supra note 64, para. 243, and Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison, supra note 24, para. 455. 139 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria, supra note 135, para. 82; Case of Escué Zapata, supra note 51, para. 188, and Case of Bueno Alves, supra note 80, para. 219.