International Court of Justice case Nicaragua v. United States

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gptkbp:instanceOf International Court of Justice case
gptkbp:citation gptkb:ICJ_Reports_1986,_p._14
gptkbp:date 1986
gptkbp:decision United States violated international law by supporting Contra rebels and mining Nicaraguan harbors
United States ordered to pay reparations to Nicaragua
gptkbp:filingDate 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Court of Justice case Nicaragua v. United States
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:judge gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:notableFor landmark case in international law
U.S. withdrawal from ICJ jurisdiction
clarification of customary international law
gptkbp:officialName Case Concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America)
gptkbp:principle non-intervention
prohibition of the use of force
state responsibility
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Reagan_administration
gptkb:Contra_War
gptkbp:subject gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:military
sovereignty
use of force
paramilitary activities
gptkbp:United_States_response United States did not comply with judgment
United States refused to participate in merits phase
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nicaragua_Contra_War
gptkb:Sandinista_government_(1979–1990)
gptkb:Nicaraguan_Contra_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7