The U.S. Protectorate in Panama: An Analysis of Recent U.S.-Panamanian Relations With Specific Reference to Operation Just Cause (December, 1989)

Author

Karen Cherese Nelson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Date of Award

5-1991

Honors Thesis Number

005448

Major

Political Science

Abstract

This paper will address the 1989 invasion in terms of the historical relationship existing between the two nation-states, that of U.S. as protector and Panama as protectorate. The writer's intent is to demonstrate that this relationship has resulted in a de facto loss of sovereign control by Panama and, as a result, continues to constitute a breach of international law.