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3 ways US actions in Venezuela violated international law

  • Written by Mary Ellen O'Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageInternational law generally prohibits prosecuting a head of state in a foreign court.AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams

Heads of state, policymakers and international law scholars are among those who have labeled U.S. military actions against Venezuela and the Jan. 3, 2026, capture of its leader as unlawful. But what exactly does that mean?

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