Committee of United States Citizens Living in Nicaragua v. Ronald Wilson Reagan, President of the United States

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, comprising organizations and individuals who oppose United States policy in Central America, claim to have suffered physical, economic and other injuries from the war in Nicaragua. These facts form the backdrop to this lawsuit. -

The suit finds its genesis, however, in a 1986 decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which held that America’s support of military actions by the so-called “Contras” against the government of Nicaragua violated both customary international law and a treaty between the…