The court developed a test detailing when a State must act to protect an individual: "For a positive obligation to arise, it must be established that the authorities knew of or ought to have known at the time of the existence of a real and immediate risk to the life of an identified individual from the criminal acts of a third party and that they failed to take measures within the scope of their powers which, judged reasonably, might have been expected to avoid that risk." Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Legal Standards related to gender equality and women's rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System: Development and Application (OEA/Ser. In particular, they provide that the responsibility for prosecuting violence against women lies with prosecution authorities and not with victims of violence, regardless of the level or type of injury. Victim safety and well-being are paramount goals of criminal justice response.