ABSTRACT
Monetary damages are required under international law when rights of the individual are violated. Whenever the rights of a foreign national are violated by a state, whatever the right being violated, the national’s home state may make a claim on the national’s behalf. Further, for violation of internationally guaranteed human rights, monetary compensation is required when it is an appropriate remedy. An article from the American Convention on Human Rights is included in this chapter, in which this proposition is expressed (Document 2). The proposition is accepted generally in the international law relating to reparation for injuries, as reflected in the Draft Articles on the Responsibility of a State for Internationally Wrongful Acts (Document 3).
