Judicial and Congressional Battles over U.S. Nicaragua Policy Bring International Criminal Law Issues into Focus

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Saturday, November 1, 1986

Author:

Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

2

Issue:

11

Abstract:

Opponents of U.S. involvement in Nicaragua have initiated a three tiered legal attack against the Reagan Administration's policy towards Nicaragua. They have done this by initiating two law suits-- one attempting to enforce domestically the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding U.S. involvement in Nicaragua, and the second attempting to apply the U.S. Neutrality Act to the actions of the President and individuals in the Reagan Administration.