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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by tdons on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:01AM (#22711522)
From the article:

> The court recognised in its ruling that the sums granted the relatives of victims were “disproportionate” to the suffering caused.

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by amelius on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:15PM (#22712055)
Then why not make them proportional?
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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by Scarblac on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:50PM (#22712332)
Because court can only compensate actually proven material damage, not "suffering".
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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by amelius on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:05PM (#22712448)
Sure they can, e.g. look at the compensation for people who have been convicted wrongly.
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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by tinus_hn on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:10PM (#22712496)
In the Netherlands the compensation for that is about €85,- a day. Not very helpful if you lose your job.
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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by skissane on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:19PM (#22712576)
Which is shockingly poor.

(But, not picking on the Netherlands here, for it is shockingly poor in lots of other countries too.)

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