2. The briefs of May 13 and October 14, 2008; January 15, April 27, June 22 and September 10, 2009; May 26, 2010 and July 20, 2011, whereby the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter, the "State" or "Venezuela") filed, according to what was requested in operative paragraph five of the Court's Order of November 29, 2007 (supra Having Seen 1), its respective reports on the implementation of the instant measures. In this respect, in its report of September 10, 2009 and July 20, 2011, the State asked the Tribunal to lift the provisional measures ordered to the benefit of Maria del Rosario Guerrero Gallucci. 3. The briefs of September 16 and December 1, 2008; February 20, July 8 and October 21, 2009; and January 13, 2010 and August 31, 2011, whereby the representatives of the beneficiary (hereinafter, the “representatives") filed their comments on the State’s reports (Having Seen 2). 4. The briefs of December 13, 2007; August 21 and December 31, 2008; March 4, June 17, July 14 and August 25, 2009; and January 8, July 16, 2010 and September 13, 2011, by means of which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter, the "InterAmerican Commission" or the "Commission") filed its comments on the State's reports (supra Having Seen 2). CONSIDERING THAT: 1. Venezuela has been a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter, the "American Convention" or the "Convention") since August 9, 1977 and, in accordance with Article 62 thereof, accepted the binding jurisdiction of the Court on June 24, 1981. 2. Article 63(2) of the American Convention establishes that, “[i]n cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission”. 3. According to the provisions of Article 63(2) of the Convention, the provisional measures ordered by this Tribunal are binding for the State in conformity to a basic principle of international law, as supported by international case law, under which States are required to comply with international treaty obligations in good faith (pacta sunt servanda).1 These orders imply a special duty to protect the beneficiaries of the measures while the measures are in force, and any breach thereto may trigger international State responsibility.2 4. According to Article 63(2) of the Convention, three conditions must be met in order for the Court to be able to order provisional measures: i) “extreme gravity”; ii) "urgency” 1 Cf. Case of James et al. Provisional Measures regarding Trinidad and Tobago. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 14, 1998, Considering 6, and Matter of the Unidad de Internación Socioeducativa. Provisional Measures regarding Brazil. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 1, 2011, Considering 3. 2 Cf. Case of Hilaire, Benjamin, Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of June 21, 2002. Series C No. 94, paras. 196 to 200, and Matter of Natera Balboa. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of May 15, 2011, Considering 3. 2