Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.76.4.6
Use of Force, Immunities, and the Limits of International Law: The Case of Venezuela
Domagoj Badžim
; Ured Vlade Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The United States’ military intervention in the territory of Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro constitute an example of a serious violation of international law. This paper examines the legality of the use of armed force as a means of exercising criminal jurisdiction, with particular emphasis on the prohibition of the use of force, the principle of the sovereign equality of states, and the scope of the personal and functional immunities of a head of state. It also analyses the permissibility of the exercise of criminal jurisdiction, focusing on the relationship between international law and the jurisdiction of domestic courts, including the United States’ Ker-Frisbie doctrine. The paper concludes that the intervention was not justified under any of the internationally recognised legal grounds for the use of force and that the case demonstrates that serious violations of international law do not diminish its normative authority but rather underscore the importance of its consistent observance and application.
Ključne riječi
prohibition of the use of force; state sovereignty; Venezuela; immunity; self-defence
Hrčak ID:
351666
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2026.
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