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The Invasion Of Panama Was A Lawful Response To Tyranny, Anthony D'Amato Jan 1990

The Invasion Of Panama Was A Lawful Response To Tyranny, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

The Grenada and Panama interventions contributed to the momentum of popular sovereignty. Not only did the United States remove tyrannical leaders from those two countries, but more importantly it set an example that has undoubtedly shaken other ruling elites that enjoy tyrannical control in their own countries. For even if some of those entrenched elites regard themselves as secure against popular uprising in their own countries (usually by the application of torture and brutality against political dissidents), they cannot now feel totally insulated against foreign humanitarian intervention. Thus, Grenada and Panama may very well act as catalysts in the current …


Nicaragua And International Law: The "Academic" And The "Real", Anthony D'Amato Jan 1985

Nicaragua And International Law: The "Academic" And The "Real", Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

Discusses questions about U.S. policy raised by the proceedings of the Nicaragua case. Was the United States within the exercise of its "inherent right of self defense"? Was the matter a political question for resolution by the Security Council and not suitable for adjudication by the International Court of Justice?