http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/5dd5dbfefb9ab4a0 https://verfassungsblog.de/venezuela-us-international-law/ “Hypocrisy Implies a Moral Code” - The Abduction of Nicolás Maduro and the Systemic Costs of Non-Justification Duroy, Sophie Trenta, Luca eng 2026-01-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 International Law USA Venezuela Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The US raid capturing Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, triumphed tactically, yet skipped serious international legal defense. Unlike prior administrations that bent law to justify force, Trump's team relies on regime crimes and success alone, sidelining global norms. Without even hypocritical legal nods, as Orwell noted even hypocrisy needs a code, international law's binding force crumbles.