以上是国际法上的两个术语，均有“国际补偿”或“国际赔偿”的含义[1]。实际上，reparation是一总概念，指一个国家因违反国际义务或责任而被要求终止违法行为，以及在某些情况下要求予以赔偿（A state that has violated an international obligation is required to terminate the wrong act and to appropriate cases to make reparation. [2])，其包括两种形式，即狭义的reparation 和satisfaction。狭义的reparation的目的主要在于恢复原状或作物质损害的赔偿（The purpose of reparation is simply to restore preexisting conditions or to compensate for material injury[3])，其可以是纯粹的恢复原状（restitution pure or simple)或损害赔偿 (pure damages)的形式赔偿，也可以是部分恢复原状及部分损害赔偿金的形式赔偿(It may consist partly of restitution and partly of damages)。

相比之下，satisfaction则主要指道义或非物质的赔偿，如以道歉或修复外交关系等方式进行。即便有时给予金钱，也不是向reparation那样是对物质损害的赔偿，而只是作为对过错行为的一种额外的道歉（Satisfaction is a term primarily applied to compensation for the moral or non-material consequences of an act foe which a state is internationally responsible. Some of the common forms satisfaction may take include apology or amends of a diplomatic character. In some cases a pecuniary compensation is paid not as reparation for a material wrong, but as an additional apology for the wrongful act committed[4])。

[1] 参见《英汉法律词典》编写组编：《英汉法律词典》，法律出版社1999年版，第679、711页。

[2] Cf. Hugh M. Kindred, International Law Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied in Canada, at p. 626，Emond Montgomery Publications Limited (1987).

[3] Id. at p. 626.

[4] Id. at p. 626.