nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/5dd5dbfefb9ab4a0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260127s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/5dd5dbfefb9ab4a0 doi eng 342 23 Duroy, Sophie Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-1429-2203 “Hypocrisy Implies a Moral Code” - The Abduction of Nicolás Maduro and the Systemic Costs of Non-Justification Duroy, Sophie Verfassungsblog 2026-01-27 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 International Law USA Venezuela Trenta, Luca Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/venezuela-us-international-law/ raw object