Weapons deliveries to Israel: Courts reject protective requests!

Weapons deliveries to Israel: Courts reject protective requests!

A Palestinian applicant from the Gaza strip has once again tried to stop German arms deliveries to Israel before the Berlin Administrative Court. The applicant argued that the deliveries announced by the Federal Government represent a concrete danger of use against it. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced further arms deliveries in the Bundestag at the beginning of October 2024, which increased the applicant's concern. However, the 4th Chamber of the Administrative Court rejected the application because the reasons presented were not considered credible. The chamber decided that an assessment of the preliminary legal protection measures was not permitted here and that the question of approval of new arms deliveries remains unclear. The applicant can file a complaint against the decision at the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg, such as berlin.de reported.

wave of lawsuits against war weapons exports

In the background of this legal discussion, there are several urgent requests from residents of the Gaza Strip, which turn against the arms deliveries to Israel. The Administrative Court has asked the Federal Government to state how it wants to ensure that these export permits do not endanger any international law obligations. The judges also signaled that they consider to suspend the approval of further war weapons deliveries until the final decision if the federal government does not create clarity in good time. This was reported by LTO . Although the court found that two of the three applications are obviously inadmissible, there are important constitutional concerns that speak against such judicial control.

The 4th Chamber of VG Berlin emphasizes that the decisions about the Federal Government's war weapons are reserved and that this is due to a far -reaching scope for discretion. Critics warn that a judicial decision in this matter could have far -reaching security policy effects and that an unintentional opening of legal loopholes for similar complaints at the international level could result. In view of the current situation and the tensions between Israel and Palestinians, the legal argument about German arms exports remains of central importance.