Obligation clause

The Oblivionsklausel (from Latin oblivisci for forgotten ) element was many European peace treaties in the modern era . It says that after a war both sides would forget what happened. The causes and consequences of the war should also not give rise to further disputes. Corresponding clauses can be found, for example, in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) or in the Treaty of Versailles of 1783 .

In the 19th century, the obligation clause in European international law lost its importance. The end of the clause ushered in the Paris suburb contracts (1919 and 1920). According to the new understanding of international law, states could be held responsible both for their war crimes and for the guilt for the outbreak of war.

literature

• Maurus Reinkowski: The things of order: A comparative study of the Ottoman reform policy in the 19th century . R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-486-57859-6 , p. 218 ff.