Why Maduro's Prosecution Can Continue Even if the US Violated International Law

Mark Movsesian | 1.12.2026 10:45 AM

For those old enough to remember, the arrest of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro this month resembles an event that took place 36 years ago to the date: the arrest of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on January 3, 1990. Noriega had been indicted on drug charges in Florida; the U.S. captured him in Panama in a military operation and transferred him to the U.S. for trial. 

I first encountered the Noriega case as a new lawyer at OLC, shortly after OLC had signed off on the legality of his seizure and transfer (I didn't work on the opinion itself, which was completed before I........

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