Sansolini and Others v. Bentivegna and Others

Abstract

War — Belligerent Forces — Irregular Forces — Status of — Non-Observance of Article 1 of Hague Regulations — Hostile Acts Against Occupant — Reprisals by Occupant — Whether Victims of Reprisals Entitled to Damages from Irregular Forces Responsible for Hostile Acts against Occupant.

Belligerent Occupation — Treatment of Civilian Population — Irregular Forces Committing Acts of Belligerency against Occupant — Reprisals by Occupant — Whether Victims of Reprisals Entitled to Damages from Irregular Forces Responsible for Acts of Belligerency against Occupant — “Ardeatine Massacre” in Rome in March 1944