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Informationen zum Autor The International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, alongside the International Court of Justice, and administers arbitration, conciliation and fact-finding services in disputes involving issues of public and private international law between states, private parties, and intergovernmental organizations. Klappentext Mass claims processes involve large numbers of claims and claimants, usually arising from a specific historic event. This volume offers a bird's-eye view of major mass claims settlement processes, and provides useful insights for those involved with the establishment of new international claims settlement tribunals. It includes chapters examining the distinct nature of mass claims settlement procedures, evidentiary issues, innovations to speed up mass claims processes, as well as specific mass claims case studies and responses by the international community to issues of compensation and reparations. Zusammenfassung Offering a bird's-eye view of major mass claims settlement processes, this book provides useful insights for those involved with the establishment of international claims settlement tribunals. It includes chapters examining the nature of mass claims settlement procedures, evidentiary issues, and innovations to speed up mass claims processes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction The Concept of Mass Claims and the Specificity of Mass Claims Resolution Innovations to Speed Mass Claims: New Standards of Proof Virtue Out of Necessity: International Mass Claims and New Uses of Information Technology Mass Claims Processes: Lessons Learned Over Twenty-Five Years Raising the Stakes: Evidentiary Issues in Individual Claims Before the United Nations Compensation Commission The Austrian General Settlement Fund: An Overview Processing Claims for 'Other Personal Injury' under the German Forced Labour Compensation Programme The French Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation: A Critique The United States Indian Claims Commission: A Remedy for 'Ancient Wrongs', A Source for New Wrongs Litigating Mass Claims Involving Slavery and Jim Crow under United States Law Compensating the Families and Victims of September 11th: An Alternative to the American Tort System The Role of Civil Society Actors in Reparations Legislation Compensation for Victims of Terrorism: The Council of Europe's 2005 Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorist Acts Codifying the Rights of Victims in International Law: Remedies and Reparation The Reparations Provisions for Victims Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...
