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19 March 2025
Bombed in air war, stalled by redacted files: How German authorities have failed Yemeni plaintiffsEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights | ECCHR
ECCHR press release on the withdrawal of the lawsuit filed by three Yemeni plaintiffs, supported by the Center and Mwatana for Human Rights, against German export licences to Saudi Arabia.
25 October 2024
Arms exports and access to justice: Enforcing international law through domestic courtsJacques Hartmann, Lea Köhne and Vincent Widdig | EJIL: Talk!
This article examines recent domestic litigation in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Denmark challenging arms export decisions, highlighting key legal and procedural barriers such as standing, justiciability and deference to executive authorities.
26 September 2024
A hands-off approach to international law: The Frankfurt administrative court’s stance on arms exports to IsraelKristoffer Burck and Vera Strobel | EJIL: Talk!
This article analyses recent litigation before the Frankfurt Administrative Court challenging German arms export authorisations to Israel. Together with parallel proceedings in Berlin, it highlights restrictive standing rules and limited judicial engagement with international legal obligations.
02 February 2024
Nicaragua calls on UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada to immediately halt the supply of arms, ammunition, technology and/or components to IsraelKawsachun News
Nicaragua calls on UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada to immediately halt the supply of arms, ammunition, technology and/or components to Israel as they may have been used to facilitate or commit acts of genocide in Gaza.
20 January 2020
Complicity in War Crimes through (Legal) Arms Supplies?Kai Ambos | EJIL:Talk!
This blog post considers whether criminal complicity under international law is possible when exports are licenced by national authorities, in light of the communication to the ICC OTP and with a particular focus on the German system.
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