Watch Nicaragua’s first-round presentation on the preliminary objections raised by Germany in the case initiated by Nicaragua against Germany concerning Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This session took place on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

The hearings, held September 7 to 10, comprised a first and a second round of oral argument. Each Party was allocated a period of three hours for its first round. Each Party was given a maximum of one and a half hours to present its reply as part of the second round of oral argument. Nicaragua’s second round can be found here. 

Speakers of Nicaragua’s international legal team:

Ambassador Carlos José Argüello Gómez, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the international organizations based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Agent.

Dr Alfredo Crosato, adjunct professor of international law at Kadir Has University in Istanbul and member of the Lima Bar Association

Dr Daniel Müller, founding partner of FAR Avocats and member of the Paris Bar Association

Prof. Ardi Imseis, professor of international law at Queen’s University School of Law and a member of the Law Society of Ontario (Canada)

Dr. Susan Power, Bachelor of Laws (NUI Galway), Ph.D. (Trinity College Dublin), and postdoctoral fellow (Irish Center for Human Rights, NUI Galway)

Prof. Alain Pellet, professor emeritus at the University of Paris-Nanterre, former president of the International Law Commission

We’ve uploaded the session here (or below).