Confiscation of property in Czechoslovakia in 1945 - exclusion of German jurisdiction - Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation - nationality in international law - neutrality of Liechtenstein in World War II

Article Abstract:

The German Federal Constitutional Court in Prince of Liechtenstein v. Federal Supreme Court dismissed an effort to recover a painting that the former Czechoslovakia seized in 1945. The 17th-century painting belonged to the Prince of Liechtenstein's family until the Czechoslovak government confiscated it as a war reparation. Although questionable on some grounds, the Court correctly found that a foreigner could not use German courts to enforce property claims against another country.

Germany, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Citizenship, Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ), Confiscations

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German law of political asylum - interpretation and constitutionality of Article 16a of the German Constitution and Statute Regarding the Procedure of Granting Asylum - Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Article Abstract:

The handling of three 1996 political asylum cases by the German Federal Constitutional Court narrows the chances that future asylum claims will be accepted. The Court upheld the revised German asylum laws, which limit overall asylum rights and prevent refugees entering the country from "safe third states." However, in many instances, this safe third state concept undermines the accepted principal of non-refoulement.

Laws, regulations and rules, Human rights, Asylum, Right of, Right of asylum, Refugees, Political, Political refugees, international

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Diplomatic immunity - Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - effect of diplomatic immunity on states other than receiving state - relationship between state immunity and diplomatic immunity - state succession and diplomatic immunity

Article Abstract:

A 1997 decision by the German Federal Constitutional Court that limited diplomatic immunity is open to question. The Court ruled the immunity afforded an ambassador to the German Democratic Republic (GDR) did not apply to the GDR's successor, the Federal Republic of Germany, which was treated as a third state. The ambassador was charged with aiding Syrian terrorists who exploded a bomb.

Diplomatic privileges and immunities, Diplomatic immunity, State succession

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