3. Legal status and legal
order of the occupied territories,
particularly
the acquisition of control of Dutch
companies
(Heintzeler) |
| In the following studies, the legal order of the occupied territories
is not only to be considered from a purely German [innerdeutschen] point of
view, but the international consequences of the legal order created by Germany
in the occupied territories are also to be considered. |
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8. The sphere of private law
in particular, the treatment of
private
property |
| According to the Hague Convention, comparatively strict limits are
set the occupying power with regard to private law. In par. 46 it is stated
that the honor and rights of the family, the lives of citizens and private
property must be respected. At the same time the Hague Convention itself
contains, however, a series of limitations of this principle. Thus the
performance of services for the requirements of the occupying power can for
instance be required under the conditions that the population may not be forced
to take part in war operations against its own country |
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| von Knieriem remarks that Heintzeler’s statement deals with an
important and entirely new subject. It is to be supposed that the Legal
Department of IG will sooner or later have to concern itself with these
questions. In this respect he also recommends that the various offices get in
touch with the Referent in case of doubt, so that the material compiled by him
can be used to the advantage of IG. |
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