Western intelligence officers and diplomats told Politico believed that Nicaragua had filed the case against Germany at the UN’s top court on Moscow’s orders, speculating that Russia had undermined the ICJ’s authority by making it a venue for specific legal arguments. Had intended to do.
Germany have rejected Nicaragua’s claims, said Tania von Ussler-Gleichen, director of international law at Germany’s Foreign Office, “have no basis in fact or law.”
In January, South Africa accused Israel of genocide in a separate case in the same court. ICJ did not accept that claim a preliminary decisionBut cautioned Israel to ensure that its forces do not commit acts of genocide in the war with Hamas.