Abstract
The case of "Prefecture of Voiotia v Federal Republic of Germany" arose from the petition on cassation brought by Germany against the default judgement of the district court, which awarded damages of nearly 9.5 billion drachmas as indemnity for atrocities, including willful murder and destruction of private property, committed by the German occupation forces in the village of Distomo on Jun 10, 1944. The Court recognized that the atrocities attributed to the German state may well have been committed in situations involving armed conflicts, for which immunity is retained, and therefore characterized the facts of the case in such a way as to remove them from the application of the rule.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 198-204 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of International Law |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |