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UN court rules against Italy over WWII compensation
The UN's highest court has ruled that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Nazi war crimes.
The International Court of Justice's ruling confirms that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of such crimes.
Germany has paid tens of billions of dollars in reparations since the 1950s.
It appealed to the UN court in 2008 after Italy's supreme court backed a claim by a former slave labourer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16869814