The body was established in 1991 to process claims and pay compensation damages suffered as a result of the occupation of Kuwait, and processed its final claim in 2005.

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If they do, they're subject to civil suits, including compensation for emotional injury and punitive damages.

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The legislation, Mr MacAskill said, would "enshrine in law a victim's right to damages and compensation".

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"We have combined elements of American damages with French law, and this has led to very significant compensation for the loss of someone close, " Baum told n-tv.

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Specifically, Executive Order 13554 recognized the importance of carefully coordinating the work of the Task Force with the Trustee Council, whose members have statutory responsibility to assess natural resources damages from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, to restore trust resources, and seek compensation for lost use of those trust resources.

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