@mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
I agree, where does this end, ?perhaps we should sue Italy for the Romans invading the UK.
@MauriceLeopold @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
Indeed, would it just apply to Slavery Could the govrnment also face huge lawsuits from the indigenous population.
What about what happened in South America, with the Incas, Aztecs et al wiped out by Europeans, either through violence or simply spreading disease.
I know in the US the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves, if I understand my history then this was signed by Abraham Lincoln
They money would be far better spent ensuring future generations are able to be taught about what happened, learn, debate and discuss openly and form conclusions.
@MauriceLeopold @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
The Uk government have been taken to the ECHR over their Rwanda policy so it is possible to hold governments to accounts with an external entity, if there is no resolution in the supreme court.
@MauriceLeopold @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
Not sure but that seems to be a one way thing, you can be extradited TO the US but US citizens are protected from extradition,
The people suing for damages are not the ones directly impacted by the acts. Without getting into how the countries handled the repeal of slavery in a legal sense it is not going to go forward.
If the law allows people who are impacted by acts done to their ancestors and can sue the current generation then the US government would face plenty of suing. It would actually be worse for the US government as it has remained as one entity.