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Shortly after Poland took over Chorzow, a Polish court decreed that

land belonging to the German company, Oberschlesische

Stickstoffwerrke A.G., be turned over to Poland. Litigation ensued on

the question of whether the land was "property" of Germany or if it

was privately owned by Oberschlesische Stickstoffwerrke A.G. The

dispute eventually reached the P.C.I.J.. The Permanent Court

concluded that the land was privately owned, and that Poland had

seized private property. The Court stated that "there can be no doubt

that the expropriation . . . is a derogation from the rules generally

applied in regard to the treatment of foreigners and the principle of

respect for vested rights."[17] The Court also spoke to the question

of appropriate compensation, stating that "reparation must, as far as

possible, wipe out all the consequences of the illegal act and

reestablish the situation which would, in all probability, have

existed if that act had not been committed."[18] Thus, the Permanent

Court enunciated the then existing international law --

expropriations were not permitted and if they occurred, full

compensation must be paid. Carol Celinski Dove



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