Nicaragua v USA (Sandinistas/Paramilitaries Case)

Welcome to the very first of my Casenotes In Depth!

This case examines a claim by Nicaragua in the mid-1980s, alleging (accurately) that the USA was funding a rebel group called the Contras in order to destabilise the Nicaraguan government. In reality, however, the USA was far more interested in controlling the expansion of world communism, than in the question of who ruled Nicaragua.

The case is primarily remembered because the court considered the relationship between customary international law and treaty law, and found that customary law continues to exist, even when a treaty on exactly the same question of law becomes the predominant document.

This case has been chosen as the first Casenote In Depth because both the two minute and ten minute casenotes for this case have reached at least 10,000 views. I'm so very grateful for the support shown to my channel from all around the world, by law students and those just interested in the law.

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Nicaragua v USA: Two minute casenote:    • Nicaragua v USA (Sandinista case)  

Nicaragua v USA: Ten minute casenote:    • Nicaragua v USA (Paramilitaries/Sandi...  

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