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The Four Doctrines Of Self-Executing Treaties, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
The Four Doctrines Of Self-Executing Treaties, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
A distinction has become entrenched in United States law between treaties that are "self-executing" and those that are not. The precise nature of this distinction--indeed, its very existence--is a matter of some controversy and much confusion. More than one lower federal court has pronounced the distinction to be the "most confounding" in the United States law of treaties. A tremendous amount of scholarship has sought to clarify this distinction, but the honest observer cannot but agree with John Jackson's observation that " [t]he substantial volume of scholarly writing on this issue has not yet resolved the confusion" surrounding it. The …
Collective Force And Constitutional Responsibility: War Powers In The Post-Cold War Era, Jane E. Stromseth
Collective Force And Constitutional Responsibility: War Powers In The Post-Cold War Era, Jane E. Stromseth
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The end of the Cold War has inaugurated a new era in international politics. The familiar terrain of the last half century has given way to a world that is, in many ways, more complex and turbulent. Regional conflicts, civil wars, ethnic strife, genocide, and humanitarian emergencies have exploded across the globe. As crises such as those in Bosnia, Somalia, and Haiti have unfolded, the international community increasingly has looked to the United States-as the last remaining superpower- to provide leadership and resources in a broad array of conflict situations.