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Full-Text Articles in Rule of Law
Federal Hill Protest Targets Landlords, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Melanie Shapiro Esq
Federal Hill Protest Targets Landlords, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Melanie Shapiro Esq
Donna M. Hughes
Men Still Visiting Brothels, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.
Men Still Visiting Brothels, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.
Donna M. Hughes
Federal Hill Resident And Restaurateur Forced To Move Because Of Spa-Brothel, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.
Federal Hill Resident And Restaurateur Forced To Move Because Of Spa-Brothel, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.
Donna M. Hughes
Treaties As Law And The Rule Of Law: The Judicial Power To Compel Domestic Treaty Implementation, William M. Carter Jr.
Treaties As Law And The Rule Of Law: The Judicial Power To Compel Domestic Treaty Implementation, William M. Carter Jr.
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The Supremacy Clause makes the Constitution, federal statutes, and ratified treaties part of the "supreme law of the land." Despite the textual and historical clarity of the Supremacy Clause, some courts and commentators have suggested that the "non-self-executing treaty doctrine" means that ratified treaties must await implementing legislation before they become domestic law. The non-self-executing treaty doctrine has in particular been used as a shield to claims under international human rights treaties.
This Article does not seek to provide another critique of the non-self-executing treaty doctrine in the abstract. Rather, I suggest that a determination that a treaty is non-self-executing …