Namibia: Germany Urges U.S. Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Namibian Genocide

A lawyer for Germany on Tuesday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the country on behalf of the Herero and Nama people of what is now Namibia over genocide and seizure of property carried out by German colonists more than 100 years ago.

The lawyer, Jeffrey Harris, argued to U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan that the American court did not have jurisdiction over the dispute, citing Germany's status as a sovereign nation and a legal doctrine that courts should refrain from deciding purely political questions.

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