INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICEYEAR 201220123 FebruaryGeneral ListNo. 1433 February 2012JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF THE STATE(GERMANY
v.
ITALY: GREECE INTERVENING)
Historical and factual background.Peace Treaty of 1947
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Federal Compensation Law of 1953
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1961 Agreements
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2000 Federal Law establishing the “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future
”
Foundation
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Proceedings before Italian courts
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Cases involving Italian nationals
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Cases involving Greek nationals.
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Subject-matter of dispute and jurisdiction of the Court.Subject-matter of dispute delimited by claims of Germany and Italy
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No objection to jurisdiction of the Court or admissibility of Application raised by Italy
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Article 1 of the EuropeanConvention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes as basis of jurisdiction
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Limitation
rationetemporis
not applicable
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The Court has jurisdiction
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The Court is not called upon to rule onquestions of reparation
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Relationship between duty of reparation and State immunity
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No other question with regard to the Court’s jurisdiction.
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