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German Federal Supreme Court: The Distomo Massacre Case (Greek Citizens V. Federal Republic of Germany

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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The judgment of a Greek Court awarding Greek citizens damages against the Federal Republic of Germany for war crimes committed by German troops in Greece during World War II, cannot be recognized because such a judgment violates the international law principle of state immunity.

The moratorium on the examination of claims specified in Article 5 paragraph 2 of the London Debt Agreement ended with the entry into force of the Agreement of September 12, 1990 on the final settlement of claims in relation to Germany (Two-plus-Four-Agreement).

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Judicial and Similar Proceedings
Information
International Legal Materials , Volume 42 , Issue 5 , September 2003 , pp. 1030 - 1055
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2003

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* This document was reproduced and reformatted from the text appearing at the German Supreme Court Website (visited September 22, 2003) <http://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/>. Unofficial translation done by Elisabeth C. Handl. Ms. Handl is a doctorate candidate (Dr. iur.) at the University of Graz, Austria; Mag. iur., University of Graz and holds a LL.M. from the George Washington University Law School (international & comparative law).