32 prevent repetition of the harmgul events such as those that occurred in the instant case.31 It is a principle of general International Law that the obligation to repair cannot be modified or unfulfilled by the State alleging its domestic laws, a principle constantly applied in the precedents of this Court. 64. Reparations are measures tending to eliminate the effects of the violations committed. Their nature and amount depend on the characteristics of the violation and on both the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage caused. Such reparations shall not result in the victims or their successors becoming richer or poorer and the same shall bear relation to the violations declared in the Judgment.32 * A) * * BENEFICIARIES 65. The Court shall summarize now the Argument by the Inter-American Commission, the Representatives and the State, regarding the determination of those persons entitled to be considered beneficiaries of the reparations that the Court may order. Argument by the Commission 66. The Commission alleged that the beneficiaries of the reparations are the following, to wit: Mr. Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler, as the victim, and his next of kin: Kevin Daniel Gutiérrez-Niño (son); María Elena Soler de Gutiérrez (mother); Álvaro Gutiérrez-Hernández (father); Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler (brother); Yaqueline Reyes (sister-in-law, wife of Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler); Luisa Fernanda Gutiérrez-Reyes (niece, daughter of Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler); Paula Camila Gutiérrez-Reyes (niece, daughter of Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler) and Leonardo Gutiérrez-Rubiano (nephew, son of Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler). Argument by the Representatives 67. The representatives considered that the beneficiaries of the reparations are those persons that have been directly affected by the violations in point, and that in the instant case, the persons harmed are: Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler, Kevin Daniel Gutiérrez-Niño (Wilson’s son), Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler (Wilson’s brother), Yaqueline Reyes (Ricardo’s wife); Luisa Fernanda Gutiérrez-Reyes, Paula Camila GutiérrezReyes, Leonardo Gutiérrez-Rubiano, Leydi Caterin Gutiérrez-Peña, Sulma Tatiana Gutiérrez-Rubiano, Ricardo Alberto Gutiérrez-Rubiano and Carlos Andrés GutiérrezRubiano (children of Ricardo); Álvaro Gutiérrez-Hernández and María Elena Soler de Gutiérrez (parents of Wilson and Ricardo). 31 Cf. Case of Acosta Calderón, supra note 3, para. 147; Case of YATAMA, supra note 3, para. 232; and Case of Fermín Ramírez, supra note 3, para. 123. 32 Cf. Case of Acosta Calderón, supra note 3, para. 148; Case of YATAMA, supra note 3, para. 233; and Case of Fermín Ramírez, supra note 3, para. 124.