the nature of international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment can be
done on the basis of the principle of equity and taking into consideration the expenses declared by
the parties, provided the amounts are reasonable. 269
194. This Court has indicated that “the claims of the victims or their representatives with regard to
costs and expenses, and the evidence to support them, must be submitted to the Court at the first
procedural opportunity granted to them; that is, in the pleadings and motions brief, without prejudice
to such claims being updated subsequently, in keeping with the new costs and expenses incurred
during the proceedings before this Court.” 270 The Court also reiterates that it is not sufficient merely
to forward evidentiary documents; rather, the parties are required to include arguments that relate
the evidence to the facts that they represent and, in the case of alleged financial disbursements,
clearly specify the items and their justification. 271
195. Taking into consideration the amounts requested by the representatives and the payment
receipts submitted, the Court orders the payment in equity of USD 25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand
dollars) to the Center for Justice and International Law and USD 7,500.00 (seven thousand five
hundred dollars) to the Pastoral Land Commission—both amounts for costs and expenses. These
sums shall be sent directly to the Center for Justice and International Law and the Pastoral Land
Commission respectively.
196. Finally, regarding the statement of the representatives that the State should cover future
expenses incurred in connection with the compliance monitoring stage of the judgment at the
national and international levels, and the request that this Court establish an amount for expenses
during the compliance monitoring stage of this judgment, as it has done in other cases, 272 this Court
holds that during the compliance monitoring stage of this judgment, it will be able to order the State
to reimburse the victims or their representatives for reasonable expenses incurred during that
procedural stage.
H. Method of compliance with the payments ordered
197. The State shall pay compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as the
reimbursement of costs and expenses established in the present judgment directly to the individuals
and organizations indicated in the same, within one year of the notification of this judgment, without
prejudice to making the full payments in advance, under the terms of the following paragraphs.
Regarding the compensation payments for Geraldo Gomes Pimenta, Maria da Glória Sales Pimenta,
and José Sales Pimenta, the State shall remit them to their heirs in accordance with applicable
domestic law within one year of the date of notification of this judgment.
198. In the event that other beneficiaries die before their respective compensation is rendered to
them, the compensation will be made directly to their heirs in accordance with applicable domestic
law.
199. The State shall comply with its monetary obligations by payment in United States dollars or
the equivalent in the national currency, calculated using the published market exchange rate or
calculated by a relevant banking or financial authority, on the date closest to the payment date.
Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No.
39, paras. 82 and 244, and Case of Pavez Pavez v. Chile, supra para. 200.
269
270
Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina, supra, para. 79, and Case of Pavez Pavez v. Chile, supra, para. 201.
Cf. Case of Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Íñiguez v. Ecuador. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations, and costs.
Judgment of November 21, 2007. Series C No. 170, para. 277, and Case of Pavez Pavez v. Chile, supra para. 201.
271
Cf. Case of Ibsen Cárdenas and Ibsen Peña v. Bolivia. Merits, reparations, and costs. Judgment of September 1,
2010. Series C No. 217, para. 29, and Case of Pavez Pavez v. Chile, supra, para. 202.
272
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