Nicaragua v. United States

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Influence on future cases
Strengthened international law
Increased_scrutiny_of_U.S._foreign_policy
International_condemnation_of_U.S.
Nicaragua's_victory
U.S._non-compliance
gptkbp:caseTypes ICJ 1986
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:The_Hague
Unanimous decision
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:firstAwarded $17 million
gptkbp:firstClaim U.S.-Latin_America_relations
Nicaragua's_political_landscape
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Nicaraguan_Revolution
gptkb:Iran-Contra_Affair
gptkbp:historical_analysis Legal journals
Human rights discussions
International law textbooks
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nicaragua v. United States
gptkbp:impact U.S._foreign_policy
gptkbp:internationalClassification UN_General_Assembly_resolution
OAS_resolution
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judge_Mohammed_Bedjaoui
gptkb:Judge_Sir_Gerald_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Judge_Thomas_Buergenthal
gptkb:Judge_Sir_Robert_Jennings
June 27, 1986
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:U.S._government
Use of force
Intervention in internal affairs
Non-intervention principle
Self-determination of peoples
Nicaraguan_government
gptkbp:outcome United_States_found_liable
gptkbp:precedent International law on state responsibility
gptkbp:publicAccess Global protests
Criticism_of_U.S._actions
Support_for_Nicaragua
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_Nations_Charter
OAS Charter
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Contra_War
gptkbp:significance Landmark case in international law
gptkbp:year 1986