{"id":377346,"date":"2026-09-09T22:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/when-do-arms-exports-violate-international-law-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:01:04","slug":"when-do-arms-exports-violate-international-law-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/when-do-arms-exports-violate-international-law-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"When do arms exports violate international law? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DZ5xK5iGvRQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"When do arms exports violate international law? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZ5xK5iGvRQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Judges at the United Nations&#8217; top court are weighing whether Nicaragua&#8217;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&#8217;s responsibility when it supplies arms to an ally? Law professor Mary Ellen O&#8217;Connell from the University of Notre Dame explains. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 International Court of Justice hears Nicaragua&#8217;s case against Germany<br \/>\n00:27 Interview: Mary Ellen O&#8217;Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame<br \/>\n00:44 What Nicaragua is accusing Germany of<br \/>\n01:23 Germany&#8217;s jurisdiction challenge before the ICJ<br \/>\n03:21 When arms exports could amount to complicity<br \/>\n04:35 Debate over Germany&#8217;s military assistance to Israel<br \/>\n05:13 Germany&#8217;s suspension and resumption of arms exports<br \/>\n06:51 Could Nicaragua&#8217;s case move faster than South Africa&#8217;s case?<br \/>\n07:24 Possible outcomes and Germany&#8217;s legal options<br \/>\n08:06 Final thoughts from Mary Ellen O&#8217;Connell <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges at the United Nations&#8217; top court are weighing whether Nicaragua&#8217;s case against Germany over support for Israel during the war in Gaza can proceed. 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