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