How to Accept German Reparations by Susan SlyomovicsCall Number: D819.G3 S55 2014
ISBN: 9780812246063
Publication Date: 2014-06-04
In a landmark process that transformed global reparations after the Holocaust, Germany created the largest sustained redress program in history, amounting to more than $60 billion. When human rights violations are presented primarily in material terms, acknowledging an indemnity claim becomes one way for a victim to be recognized. At the same time, indemnifications provoke a number of difficult questions about how suffering and loss can be measured.