by Acikgoz » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:05 pm
What will be truly telling are the TC test cases at the ECHR. If the RoC cannot resolve their process then similar issues will be piled up before the RoC.
Being aware of the impact of the judgement on the level of court progress that can be made going forward by the RoC and there-by a weakening of the RoC position to deliver what it has to this day promised, the focus on Varosha is to try and prise it from the negotiating table by hoping Turkey will conceed that area to diminish the burden given it is not inhabited.
If breaking Turkey due to monetary responsibilities is the goal, then expect similar responsibilities borne by the RoC.
It will still come down to property exchange as the most expedient and least costly for all parties and yield the broadest resolution of the issue. Some cases would be difficult but the majority could expect a reasonable satisfactory outcome.
Get this issue behind us and let's move on. The world is evolving so should Cyprus. Extending the issue, which is the aim of the lawyers (more work load = more fees), simply means more missed opportunities to elevate the standard of living of the majority.
One aspect of the article that I would be curious about is the number of cases. If 170,000 GCs were displaced and assuming an average of 4-5 persons per household, the total number of displacement cases that could be brought to bear would be around 40,000 to be heard by the TRNC. What chance 10,000 cases could be bought to bear on the IPC, what proportion on the Varosha area specifically (in addition, Varosha is different in status to the rest of the North). Considering all the excitement of taking cases to the ECHR amounted to 1,400 odd, how many could be bought to bear on the IPC practically. In addition, there are issues of owners passing away and their children not being able to have the same compensation as the persons for whom the property was a primary residence, the impact becomes more muted.
I am thinking out aloud, and really trying to guage what such a course followed would mean. As you can probably tell by now, I think we all should just move on as I think all the belligerent actions cost all of us more in the long run.
Any intelligent thoughts welcome as I could be off base. Get Real, B25, Oracle, Pipi, and other idiots I don't value your thoughts so no input would be nice.