For decades, the US maintained at least some legal cover for interventionist conduct in Latin America. My forthcoming article argues that this is changing. Drawing on recent US practice & the inter-American legal order, it examines this shift & the relative silence accompanying it across the region.
Muchas gracias a los anfitriones Maria Dolores Miño, Santiago Vargas Niño y Moisés A. Montiel Mogollón.
Treaty Interpretation in the ICJ’s Opinion on the Right to Strike | by @aratojulian.bsky.social and @justinauriburu.bsky.social
NB Superb analysis by @justinauriburu.bsky.social @aratojulian.bsky.social:
'The attack on Panama, like this weekend’s attack on Venezuela, was simply illegal. In fact, several of these historical arguments have since become textbook examples of impermissible justifications under the jus ad bellum.'
¡Muchas gracias a los colegas de La Crítica del Derecho por facilitar la traducción del texto!
US attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro raise profound legal and geopolitical concerns, with implications well beyond Venezuela itself. In a new post co-authored with Julian Arato, we examine the attack and its broader consequences under international law.
Ahora disponible en español. Este artículo, escrito junto a @aratojulian.bsky.social, analiza el ataque de Estados Unidos contra Venezuela y sus consecuencias a la luz del derecho internacional.
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Justina Uriburu @justinauriburu.bsky.social and Julian Arato @aratojulian.bsky.social:
"Trump’s Illegal Attack on Venezuela and Its Consequences"
The attack "was plainly illegal" - "a flagrant and grave violation" of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, "and a severe breach of US law".
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VALE LER: O ataque ilegal de Trump à Venezuela e suas consequências, por @justinauriburu.bsky.social e @aratojulian.bsky.social jnascim.info/x1Fsvk