@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,
There are some moves to allow people to sue governments but it likely would run into the problem that the individual themselves are not entitled to anything.
That is without us thinking that the US government has made it very hard to sue itself.
Learning and education sounds more like the standard benefits of historical education. If a group in society was harmed by the slavery (as it could be assumed that a group has benefited from slavery in the case of the celebrity), then if you wish to lift that group back up then more then historical education may be needed.
Comes down to if you want the government or society to try and lift groups of people who fall down up or groups who fell down due to reasons that were bad (slavery etc). The answer to that will determine what sort of actions if any should be done.
I do think suing on behalf of ancestors would be a stupid way to achieve anything.