Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial massacres

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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