When do arms exports violate international law? | DW News

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Judges at the United Nations' top court are weighing whether Nicaragua's case against Germany over support for Israel during the war in Gaza can proceed. Nicaragua says Germany breached its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention, while Germany argues the court lacks jurisdiction. What does international law say about a country's responsibility when it supplies arms to an ally? Law professor Mary Ellen O'Connell from the University of Notre Dame explains. 00:00 International Court of Justice hears Nicaragua's case against Germany 00:27 Interview: Mary Ellen O'Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame 00:44 What Nicaragua is accusing Germany of 01:23 Germany's jurisdiction challenge before the ICJ 03:21 When arms exports could amount to complicity 04:35 Debate over Germany's military assistance to Israel 05:13 Germany's suspension and resumption of arms exports 06:51 Could Nicaragua's case move faster than South Africa's case? 0

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