Germany takes Italy to UN court over World War II reparation dispute
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The case seeks urgent orders from the court known as provisional measures including an order to ensure that the German properties are not subjected to a public auction, a PTI report stated.
The Hague: Germany has filed a case against Italy at the United Nations' top court in a long-running dispute over World War II reparations. The International Court of Justice announced the filing late Friday.
The German case refers back to a previous ruling made by the UN court in 2012 in which it confirmed that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of Nazi atrocities.
That ruling said that Italy's Supreme Court violated Germany's sovereignty in 2008 by judging that an Italian civilian was entitled to reparations for his deportation to Germany in 1944 to work as a slave labourer.
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In its new case, Germany argues that despite that ruling, "Italian domestic courts, since 2012, have entertained a significant number of new claims against Germany in violation of Germany's sovereign immunity.
