United Nations Compensation Commission
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The United Nations Compensation Commission was a subsidiary organ of the UN created after the Gulf War to process and pay claims for losses and damages resulting from Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations subsidiary organ
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international claims commission ⓘ |
| appliesPrinciples | international law on state responsibility ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
Gulf War
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Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
corporations affected by Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait
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governments affected by Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait ⓘ individuals affected by Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| countryHeldLiable | Iraq ⓘ |
| createdByResolution |
UN Security Council Resolution 687
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 687
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| dateDissolved | 2022-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1991-04-03 ⓘ |
| focusCountryVictim | Kuwait ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | percentage of proceeds from Iraqi oil sales under UN authority ⓘ |
| fundingSource | Iraqi oil export revenues ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United Nations Compensation Commission
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Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission
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| hasOrgan |
United Nations Compensation Commission
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Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission
Panels of Commissioners ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Palais des Nations
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Palais des Nations, Geneva
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| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
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surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq–Kuwait conflict
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| legalNature | administrative, not judicial, body ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Geneva ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mandate |
administer a compensation fund financed by Iraqi oil export revenues
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determine compensation payable by Iraq under international law ⓘ process claims for losses and damages resulting from Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations system ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | completion of mandate and payment of all approved claims ⓘ |
| regionServed | states and individuals affected by Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| scopeOfClaims |
claims for commercial losses
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claims for death and personal injury ⓘ claims for depletion of natural resources ⓘ claims for environmental damage ⓘ claims for loss of or damage to property ⓘ |
| shortName | UNCC ⓘ |
| status | terminated ⓘ |
| successor | no direct institutional successor ⓘ |
| website | https://www.uncc.ch/ ⓘ |
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