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8 published works
Verfassungsblog
America’s Right to Kidnap
“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” (Thucydides)1) On September 3, 2026, lawyers for Nicolás Maduro filed a motion asking a federal judge in…
JURIST
New York court sets June 1 trial date for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
By Rhys Groen | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday where Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set a June 1, 2027 trial date at the…
Global Trade & Sanctions Law
Venezuelan Energy Sector: Recent Developments, Challenges and Opportunities
By Alicia M. McKnight, Robert A. James, Willie Wood
On January 3, 2026, the United States military conducted an operation in Caracas resulting in the extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They currently remain…
PrawfsBlawg
Plenty of perjury and authoritarianism
Main Saturday, December 19, 2020Plenty of perjury and authoritarianismTwo unrelated items, united by the news of the day.Based on the quality of lawyering we have seen the past 46 days,…
International Law Prof Blog
Violence in Venezuela
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the recent violence in Venezuela, and urged the Government to ensure respect for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. “The inflammatory rhetoric…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
I was there when Venezuelans buried ex-President Carlos Andrés Pérez
This I believe: "Always go to the funeral." This philosophy took me to Caracas, Venezuela where I witnessed first hand thousands of ordinary Venezuelans, jubilantly taking to the streets, welcoming…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Venezuela’s notable response to prison overcrowding and violence
Main August 1, 2011Venezuela's notable response to prison overcrowding and violenceThis new article from the Christian Science Monitor provides a notable international perspective on prison overcrowding problems and how they…
PropertyProf Blog
Takings in Venezuela
By propertyprof
Ben's link to Ilya Somin's post on Volokh reminded me that last Sunday's New York Times carried an article describing the proposed seizure of two posh private golf clubs in…