00:00Mr. President, members of the court, all German exports of military technology and equipment to
00:05Israel, as to any country, are subject to strict licensing requirements, which exceed international
00:12requirements. Contrary to what Nicaragua claims, these licensing requirements do not leave any
00:20discretion to German authorities to disregard Germany's obligations under international law.
00:25Mr. President, members of the court, for the first time in the history of this court,
00:31it is being asked to adjudicate a case that is twice removed from a classic bilateral dispute.
00:39Neither Nicaragua nor Germany is a party to the conflict that forms the real subject matter
00:45of this case, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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