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The Mouse That Roared.(Liechtenstein sues Germany in the International Court of Justice for treasures confiscated in World War II)(Brief Article)
Art works by 17th-century masters. Castles. Country estates and 430,000 acres of prime real estate. These are among the treasures confiscated by German forces occupying Czechoslovakia during World War II. Berlin wants to return them to their rightful owners, the Czechs, as war reparations. But there's one (very) small hitch: Liechtenstein, that eyeblink on the autobahn, haven for dodgy dollars and old European nobility. Many of the assets in question were owned by its citizens-- and the tiny kingdom wants the wealth back.
No way, a German court declared three years ago. The properties are most definitely German, it ruled, because the Liechtensteiners living in the Czech lands of yore were "ethnic Germans." Oh, the Sturm ...
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