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- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2019
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2019
- Index
5 - State Responsibility and Liability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2022
- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2019
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2019
- Index
Summary
This chapter is concerned with Germany’s stand on State responsibility and liability. Regarding the former, the German position on State responsibility in the context of arms exports to Yemen is explored. Germany’s reading of the Nicaragua judgment is found to be both unnecessary and incorrect. Further, Germany’s differentiation between ‘bearing responsibility’ and ‘being responsible’ is assessed as being well founded in the context of a missile attack carried out on Saudi Arabia. Concerning the dispute with Greece on war reparations stemming from the two World Wars, Germany’s rejection of claims of reparations, grounded in the opinion that twhe issue is settled, is presented and discussed.
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- German Practice in International Law2019, pp. 155 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022