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The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America (1986) was a case where the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held that the U.S. had violated international law by supporting the Contras in their rebellion against the Sandinistas and by mining Nicaragua's harbors.
May 2, 2012 · Abstract. The notion of ‘armed attack’ is at the heart of the law on the use of force in self-defence. The ICJ first addressed the issue in its judgment in Nicaragua; however, its formulation of the legal parameters of ‘armed attack’ has not been without controversy.
- Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf
- 2012
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) Summaries of Judgments and Orders
The Republic of Nicaragua brought a case against the United States to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1984. Nicaragua alleged that the U.S. was violating international law by supporting Contra rebels in their rebellion against the Nicaraguan government and by mining Nicaraguan harbors.
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Report of the International Court of Justice, 1 August 1985-31 July 1986. ICJ. 1986
- Icj
- 1986
In June 1986 the International Court handed down one of its most important judgments in forty years. It was certainly the most important for the United States. According to some observers, the decision was the best that the Court has delivered, and under difficult circumstances too.
Get Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States), 1986 I.C.J. 14, 96-100,1986 WL 522 (1986), International Court of Justice, case facts, key issues, and holdings and reasonings online today. Written and curated by real attorneys at Quimbee.
