The International Court of Justice has declined to issue emergency measures barring German arms exports to Israel but has not dismissed a complaint brought by Nicaragua.
The ruling comes after Nicaragua initiated proceedings against Germany for its “participation in the ongoing plausible genocide” in Gaza, as the Central American country stated in the conclusion of its oral observations a few weeks ago.
Nicaragua had asked the court to order that Germany immediately suspend aid to Israel; ensure that its military supplies already delivered are not used by Israel to commit violations of the Genocide Convention; and resume its funding to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees.
The court judges determined that Nicaragua had not sufficiently shown that the circumstances required the requested provisional measures ahead of a final ruling on the complaint…..more