INTERNATIONAL LAW

Committee of United States Citizens Living In Nicaragua v. Reagan



Committee of United States Citizens Living In Nicaragua v. Reagan

Introduction

Our case of discussion undertaken in this paper shall be the 'Committee of United States Citizens Living in Nicaragua vs. Reagen. In addition to this, we shall be covering the ins and outs of the case to understand and comprehend the whereabouts of how far and wide can relate to this case in the real life (Committee, 1984).

A little brief about the case

Ronald Reagen was the thirty-third (33rd) president of California and the 40th President of the United States of America who had served the state for a time interval of 8 years on both intervals. Although his reign and governance had yielded certain benefits, unfortunately the reign did not last for long. The case had been posed and closed by the International Court of Justice, back in the year 1984 when Nicaragua filed against the United States (Committee, 1984).

Background

The case initiates with the arrival of 1986, when a scandal took place that funds and funding, that were generated from the sales of arms and ammunitions, was being transferred to Iran for the purpose and objective of supporting the Contras, small rebel groups, who were located and working their operations in the state of Nicaragua. The act itself had been coined and outlawed by the International Court of Justice and condemned by the global community we have today.

In the United States of America Domestic Terrorism initially took hype in the 1980's, in which several incidents were reported. The FBI inquired about all the incidents and related it to domestic terrorism. There were more than 250 cases reported, and after complete investigation, the FBI stamped it under the domestic violence as all the cases carried out were performed by the United States of America's citizens. The domestic terrorism has fled all across the States bringing more uncertainty and panic in the environment (Committee, 1984).

Meaning of Domestic Terrorism

Over the years, the meaning and the definition of domestic terrorism has changed. Not only has the meaning changed over the years, but also the acts of the domestic violence have also taken fresh faces as people are using various techniques to terrorize people. In 1994, the Terrorist Research and Analytical centre of the FBI produced a memorandum under which they defined the meaning of domestic terrorism legally. It is defined as an unlawful act that forces violence which two or more people commit (group) in opposition to a person or even a group of people for either direct or any other objectives (political, social etc) (Committee, 1984).

At present, the law of the United States of America has applied the act of USA Patriot, which is against, the domestic violence. Under this act, any person or a group of people perform an act against someone which is dangerous, for the human life comes under the violation of the United Sates criminal laws. Any person who has a coercive action against the population ...