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Avoiding Anarchy: Bin Laden Terrorism, The U.S. Response, And The Role Of Customary International Law, Maureen F. Brennan Aug 1999

Avoiding Anarchy: Bin Laden Terrorism, The U.S. Response, And The Role Of Customary International Law, Maureen F. Brennan

Louisiana Law Review

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An Examination Of The Rights Of American Bounty Hunters To Engage In Extraterritorial Abductions In Mexico, Andrew Berenson Jan 1999

An Examination Of The Rights Of American Bounty Hunters To Engage In Extraterritorial Abductions In Mexico, Andrew Berenson

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Customary International Law And Human Rights Treaties Are Law Of The United States, Jordan J. Paust Jan 1999

Customary International Law And Human Rights Treaties Are Law Of The United States, Jordan J. Paust

Michigan Journal of International Law

The Founders clearly expected that the customary law of nations was binding, was supreme law, created (among others) private rights and duties, and would be applicable in United States federal courts. For example, at the time of the formation of the Constitution John Jay had written: "Under the national government… the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense… [and there is] wisdom… in committing such questions to the jurisdiction and judgment of courts appointed by and responsible only to one national government...” In 1792, the supremacy of the customary law of nations within the United States was …