2 2. To determine the scope of the provisions of paragraph No. 166 of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs delivered on July 4, 2007, under the terms of paragraph No. 151 of the Judgment [on Interpretation]. 3. To determine the scope of the provisions of paragraph No. 168 of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs delivered on July 4, 2007, under the terms of paragraphs No. 20 and 21 2 of the Judgment [on Interpretation]. 4. To determine the scope of the provisions of paragraph No. 170 of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs delivered on July 4, 2007, under the terms of paragraphs No. 26 to 293 of the Judgment [on Interpretation]. 1 In that respect, the Judgment on Interpretation, in its pertinent parts, points out that: 15. In the instant case, the Court states that, regarding the reparation measures ordered, the expression “the findings reached in [the] proceedings” refers to the final judicial decisions adopted in the criminal proceedings whereby these are concluded and the main controversy decided, whether convicting or acquitting the defendant. These decisions must be made public so that the Colombian society and the Paez Community may learn the truth about the facts under investigation and, if appropriate, the identity of those accountable for such facts. Likewise, the victim’s next of kin and the above Community must be properly informed about the progress of the proceedings, particularly by the prosecutors. 2 The Judgment on Interpretation provides that: 20. In determining reparations, the Court deemed it relevant to redress the memory of Mr. Escué-Zapata through the execution of works for the benefit of the Community of which he was a leader. For that purpose, which was clearly established in the Judgment, the State must allocate the amount of US$ 40,000.00 (forty thousand United States dollars) to the creation of a fund. 21. The manner in which the State will make the foregoing reparation is to be decided by the State itself, as long as the spirit of the reparation meant to redress the victim’s name be observed and the Community to which he belonged may benefit from works or services thereby chosen, without the State interfering with the purposes for which the Community may want to use such funds. 3 In its pertinent part, the Judgment on Interpretation indicated that: 26. The Court considers that the aim of this measure is at redressing the suffering and difficulties Myriam Zapata-Escué has endured. It is in the beneficiary’s particular context that the suitability and efficacy of the measures needed to make the reparation effective are to be assessed. 27. In this respect, the Court highlights that the admission of Myriam Zapata-Escué into public university must be in accordance with its regular selection processes. Notwithstanding, the State must guarantee that she may fully avail herself of the special protection measures regarding cultural, ethnical, social, and economic diversity that the Colombian university system may establish in relation to its selection processes. In this regard, if appropriate, the beneficiary shall receive support through courses or other training activities, which may be previous to her university studies or simultaneous with them, in order to facilitate her university studies and prevent her from dropping out of university. Likewise, if the beneficiary is not admitted into university or decides not to undertake university studies, the State must offer her the option to receive technical or technological training in a public institution of higher education, to be jointly chosen by the beneficiary and the State. 28. As to the duration of the State’s obligation to cover the expenses of the higher studies undertaken by Myriam Zapata-Escué, it shall depend on the regulations in force at the institution of higher education chosen and on the institutional criteria applicable to students in a similar situation. Should the institution requirements set a maximum period of time to obtain a degree or a minimum academic average or any similar provisions, the beneficiary shall comply with them, under conditions which consider her cultural diversity, as stated in the foregoing paragraph. Likewise, the application of these criteria shall be subject to the special and preferential academic support measures which are necessary for proper integration of persons belonging to minority ethnic groups into the national education system. 29. Regarding the method of payment of the scholarship, the Court points out that it may vary according to the nature of the activities supported by such grant, which shall cover all expenses related to the beneficiary’s higher studies and shall be disbursed periodically, as these studies may only be completed over time. Disbursement of the scholarship amount shall therefore be made according to the method established and shall be divided into partial payments. Hence, in principle, it is not to be made in a single payment. That notwithstanding, a different method may be agreed upon by the State and the beneficiary, once the latter has come of age.