International Court of Justice to hear Germany’s challenge to Nicaragua’s genocide complicity claims

The International Court of Justice announced on Friday that it will hold hearings from Sept. 7-10 on Germany’s preliminary objections to Nicaragua’s claims that Berlin is “facilitating the commission of genocide and, in any case, has failed in its obligation to do everything possible to prevent the commission of genocide” in Gaza.The hearings will address whether the court has jurisdiction and whether Nicaragua’s claims are admissible, rather than the merits of the case.Nicaragua filed the case in March 2024, alleging that Germany violated its obligations under the Genocide Convention by providing political, financial and military support to Israel and by suspending funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Several donor countries halted or reduced contributions to the agency after allegations that some employees participated in the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, though many later resumed funding.In April 2024,…

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