By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Germany is asking an international court to rule that it does not have to pay damages to the families of victims of a World War II massacre.
A spokeswoman for Germany's foreign ministry said "the International Criminal Court has been asked to clarify this question."
The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity due to department rules.
Last month Italy's Court of Cassation, the country's top criminal court, ordered Germany to pay a total of 1 million euros ($1.3 million) to nine family members of victims of the June 1944 massacre by German soldiers near the Tuscan town of Civitella.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Jens Ploetner said last month that, under international law, claims by individuals cannot be used to pursue compensation from nations.
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