Post B229CTMHC7JN2mYAj2 by Axomamma@mastodon.online
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(DIR) Post #B229CRn91FcCBX6bKK by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:16:23Z
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An excellent in-depth on the dangerous, unlawful U.S. attack on Venezuela. https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 1/“[S]triking Venezuela and abducting its president, is clearly a violation of the prohibition on the use of force in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. That prohibition is the bedrock rule of the international system that separates the rule of law from anarchy, safeguards small States from their more powerful neighbors, and protects civilians from the devastation of war.”
(DIR) Post #B229CSUkP8UeMlVQI4 by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:17:20Z
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“[T]he initiation of an armed conflict – triggering the application of the law of armed conflict, including all four Geneva Conventions – has meaningful consequences, ranging from the protections now owed to Venezuelan nationals in the United States, to the application of rules governing treatment of Maduro and his wife while in U.S. custody, to accountability for any war crimes committed in the course of the conflict.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 2/
(DIR) Post #B229CTMHC7JN2mYAj2 by Axomamma@mastodon.online
2026-01-04T17:43:18Z
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@heidilifeldman I hope those "experts" are aware that Fiona Hill testified in October 2019 that Putin proposed Trump lay off in Ukraine and he'd let Trump have Venezuela.https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=6543445-Fiona-Hill-Testimony
(DIR) Post #B229CZc5wDWuRZztDM by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:31:14Z
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“It is indisputable that drug trafficking is condemnable criminal activity, but it is not the type of activity that triggers the right of self-defense in international law. It is not a use of force, it is not “hostilities,” and it is not “combat,” despite Trump administration officials using these labels when describing drug trafficking activity.” 3/ https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/
(DIR) Post #B229Ch9Jv5GZoeb1TU by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:32:17Z
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“ Simply put, there is no basis for suggesting that any Venezuelan government involvement in drug activity rises to the level of an armed attack against the United States, giving it the right to resort to force against Venezuela to defend itself. This being so, the Operation Absolute Resolve was a clear violation of the international law prohibition on the use of force.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 4/
(DIR) Post #B229ChfE0SmrPbWVCi by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:34:04Z
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“[B]ased on the U.S. position that all wrongful uses of force are armed attacks, Venezuela has the right to use necessary and proportionate force against the United States’ armed attack to defend itself…. Additionally, as provided for in Article 51 of the Charter, Venezuela may seek the assistance of other States acting in collective self-defense.” 4/ https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/
(DIR) Post #B229CoLHB1zO7lFAa8 by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:36:05Z
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“[T]he U.S. action to remove Maduro as Head of State amounts to an unlawful intervention into Venezuela’s internal affairs …. Regime change by one State in another amounts to intervention when it is “coercive”…, which Saturday’s operation obviously was.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 5/
(DIR) Post #B229CvivjU4N19MevI by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:41:49Z
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‘[T]he United States has engaged in governmental activity in Venezuela – law enforcement – that is exclusively the domain of the Venezuelan government. … The United States claims, rightfully so, that Maduro’s presidency is not “legitimate.” … Even [so], international law provides that the relevant officials to grant consent are those of the government that exercises “effective control” … the Maduro administration…. Obviously, no such consent has been granted.’ https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 6/
(DIR) Post #B229D2TacuxRxbF0U4 by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:46:56Z
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‘…withdrawing recognition of a government does not remove the personal immunity that the incumbent head of state enjoys under customary international law. Second, Rodriguez has said (post swearing in) that Maduro is “the only President of Venezuela,” and is calling for the release of Maduro and his wife.’ https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 7/
(DIR) Post #B229D9tj291UygWTh2 by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:48:19Z
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“Even if international law permitted the United States to exercise enforcement jurisdiction in Venezuela, which it does not, the use of lethal force to do so was self-evidently unlawful. During law enforcement operations, resort to deadly force is lawful only when necessary in the face of an immediate threat of death or grievous bodily injury to the law enforcement officials or others.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 8/
(DIR) Post #B229DHVClCA8Yx70aG by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:51:18Z
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“[U]sing force to acquire [nationalized oil operations] is unlawful, as the action does not qualify as self-defense, no matter how unlawful the expropriation may have been. And even if it did, the forcible U.S. action does not comport with the necessity condition for self-defense because there are non-forcible avenues that could be pursued.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 9/
(DIR) Post #B229DOYIY5nQQZc4sS by heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
2026-01-04T17:53:18Z
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“The U.S. operation has long-term implications for the integrity of the international legal order, including the systems put in place to prevent war and protect States from using their criminal enforcement powers to intrude on other countries’ sovereign prerogatives.” https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/ 10/10