都不能受到跨时期的约束。第二，跨时期原则不适用于奴隶制和殖民主义在当今的种族歧视影响，各国有义务作出补救，包括通过赔偿加以补救。跨时期原则本身不能被称为阻止了对根植于奴隶制和殖民主义事件和体制结构的种族歧视争取赔偿的所有要求。会员国和参与解释和阐明国际法的国际律师必须更加尽力地探索对跨时期原则适用性的例外情况，特别是探索其在夸大对追究种族正义的法律障碍起到一种克服机制的作用。
Second, the intertemporal principle does not apply to present-day racially discriminatory effects of slavery and colonialism, which States are obligated to remediate, including through reparations. The intertemporal principle cannot be said, per se, to bar all claims for reparations for racial discrimination rooted in the events and structures of slavery and colonialism. Member States, and international lawyers involved in the interpretation and articulation of international law, must do more to explore the application of the intertemporal principle’s exceptions, especially as a mechanism for overcoming overstated legal hurdles to the pursuit of racial justice.