ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel

The world court rules against issuing emergency order to stop German military exports in case brought by Nicaragua.

The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency measures over German arms sales to Israel as requested by Nicaragua, which had argued that there was a serious risk of genocide in Gaza amid Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory.

“The circumstances are not such as to require the exercise of its power under the article 41 of the statute to indicate provisional measures,” presiding Judge Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday.

In a two-day hearing in April, Nicaragua brought a case against Germany for allegedly facilitating genocide by being one of Israel’s biggest military suppliers.

Germany has denied the accusations, with its lawyer arguing that Nicaragua’s case was rushed, based on flimsy evidence and should be thrown out for lack of jurisdiction.

The court did not grant the German request to throw out the case, so it can move forward.

In January, the world court in The Hague had ruled as part of a separate case brought by South Africa that there was “a real and imminent risk that irreparable prejudice” will be caused to the rights of Palestinians in Gaza under the genocide convention.

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