Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial massacres

Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by gpderetta on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:45AM (#22711785)

IANAL, but I think that the concept of 'successor state' is well established in international law.

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by jfk13 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:30PM (#22712174)

As distinct from a "continuing state", yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_of_states

Ah, but:

"There are several recent examples where a succession of states, as described above, has not been entirely adhered to. This is mostly a list of the exceptions that have occurred since the creation of the United Nations in 1945. In previous historical periods, the exceptions would be too many to list."

Seems like there's going to be scope for endless debate here... at least the lawyers should do well.

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by hopia on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:51AM (#22711840)

Right, and what do the ex-USSR states get from the USSR's successor state Russia as compensation?

I believe this swamp would be bottomless, and not every nation or victim who suffered from wrongdoings of others would get paid anyway.

Edit: victim

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by TomMarius on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:04PM (#22711936)

Actually there were reparations.

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