International Decisions: Well Blowout Control Claim. UN Doc. S/AC.2/DEC.40, 36 ILM 1343 (1997). United Nations Compensation Commission, Governing Council, December 17, 1996.

Authors

Roger P. Alford, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Publication Information

92 Am. J. Int'l L. 287 (1998)

Abstract

The UN Compensation Commission Governing Council held Iraq liable for oil field damages in Kuwait, including damage caused by Allied bombing because a direct link existed between Iraqi conduct and the damage. The panel held that reasonable expenses can include extraordinary costs because Kuwait took reasonable steps in mitigating its expenses. Salaries to permanent Kuwaiti personnel are not a direct result of Iraq's conduct and cannot be reimbursed.

Comments

Reprinted with permission of American Journal of International Law.

Recommended Citation

Roger P. Alford, International Decisions: Well Blowout Control Claim. UN Doc. S/AC.2/DEC.40, 36 ILM 1343 (1997). United Nations Compensation Commission, Governing Council, December 17, 1996., 92 Am. J. Int'l L. 287 (1998).
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