Nicolas Maduro Abduction Violates International Law

At 2:01 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, under heavy air bombardment, U.S. Army Delta Force troops abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores from their home in Caracas.  Maduro was later shown blindfolded and handcuffed aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima.  On Sunday, Maduro arrived in New York where Maduro and Flores are now reportedly held in a federal detention center in Brooklyn.  The operation occurred with no authorization from or consultation with,  the U.S. Congress.  The Trump Administration has claimed Congressional approval is not necessary, citing self-defense against an alleged drug trafficker.  Many in Congress on both sides of the aisle have reacted with alarm, as has most of the international community.  We turn now to Alexandra Huneeus, the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, a scholar of international law and human rights and has just published the book “Latin American International Law in the 21st Century.”  She also serves as the co-chair for the UW Human Rights Program.

Photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima
US Military, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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