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Legal Terms - Drago Doctrine
the idea that states cannot use force to recoup debts that other states have incurred. In order to enforce contractual and other claims against Venezuela, the combined fleets of Germany, Italy, and Great Britain established a blockade of that nation in 1902. As a result, the Argentine Republic's foreign minister, Dr. Drago, developed the theory that bears his name: "A public debt cannot give rise to the right of intervention, much less to the occupation of the soil of any American nation by a European power."
the idea that states cannot use force to recoup debts that other states have incurred. In order to enforce contractual and other claims against Venezuela, the combined fleets of Germany, Italy, and Great Britain established a blockade of that nation in 1902. As a result, the Argentine Republic's foreign minister, Dr. Drago, developed the theory that bears his name: "A public debt cannot give rise to the right of intervention, much less to the occupation of the soil of any American nation by a European power."
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