Germany sues Italy over Third Reich reparations
Germany has sued Italy before the International Court of Justice for “failure to respect the principle of the country’s sovereignty” in the litigation for compensation for damages inflicted on the Italian side during World War II.
In the document, Germany asserts that, according to a 2012 decision of the International Court of Justice, the country has immunity from claims by victims of Nazism who file applications in the courts of foreign countries.
Two years later, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled that such a ruling by UN judges would make the country reliant on the fundamental principle of legal protection of the fundamental rights of Italian citizens, in accordance with basic legislation.
Germany notes that since 2012, cases against Germany have continued to be considered, and since 2014, in at least 15 trials, Italian judges have made specific decisions due to the actions of the Third Reich in the country. In particular, this applies to the state properties of the Federal Republic of Germany, including Villa Vigone, which is the German-Italian Center for European Cooperation and is located near Lake Como.
“In its application, Germany is asking the court, in particular, to obligate Italy to ensure that the German property mentioned in the application is not put up for auction until the court issues a decision.”
Earlier, the head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, at an extraordinary meeting of the parliamentary club of the faction, announced the alleged appearance of the “Fourth Reich” in the European Union.
