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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Determining Extraterritoriality, Franklin A. Gevurtz
Determining Extraterritoriality, Franklin A. Gevurtz
William & Mary Law Review
This Article addresses an underexplored but critical aspect of the presumption against extraterritoriality. The presumption against extraterritoriality—which the United States Supreme Court has increasingly invoked in recent years—calls for courts to presume that Congress does not intend U.S. statutes to govern events outside the United States. The most difficult issue presented by the presumption arises when relevant events occur both inside and outside the United States, as in the classic example, if a shooter on one side of the border kills a victim on the other, or if, as in the leading case, false statements originating inside the United States …
Congress's Treaty-Implementing Power In Historical Practice, Jean Galbraith
Congress's Treaty-Implementing Power In Historical Practice, Jean Galbraith
William & Mary Law Review
Historical practice strongly influences constitutional interpretation in foreign relations law, including most questions relating to the treaty power. Yet it is strikingly absent from the present debate over whether Congress can pass legislation implementing U.S. treaties under the Necessary and Proper Clause. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, this Article considers the historical roots of Congress’s power to implement U.S. treaties between the Founding Era and the seminal case of Missouri v. Holland in 1920. It shows that time after time, members of Congress understood the Necessary and Proper Clause to provide a constitutional basis for a congressional power to implement …
Talk Loudly And Carry A Small Stick: The Supreme Court And Enemy Combatants, Neal Devins
Talk Loudly And Carry A Small Stick: The Supreme Court And Enemy Combatants, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Court Administration As A Tool For Judicial Reform, Christie Warren
Court Administration As A Tool For Judicial Reform, Christie Warren
Faculty Publications
This paper focuses on court administration as a component of judicial branch reform in the United States and other countries.
Over the past fifty years, state and federal court systems in the United States have undergone a process of significant change. At the beginning of the twentieth century, courts were largely dependent upon the executive branch of government for administrative support and were for the most part externally dominated, disorganized, and poorly managed. By the end of the century, they had undergone a process of administrative innovation and improvement that changed the way they were managed. In other countries, judicial …
Carter, Reagan, And Khomeini: Presidential Transitions And International Law, Nancy Amoury Combs
Carter, Reagan, And Khomeini: Presidential Transitions And International Law, Nancy Amoury Combs
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Federalism And Foreign Affairs: Congress's Power To "Define And Punish...Offenses Against The Law Of Nations", Beth Stephens
Federalism And Foreign Affairs: Congress's Power To "Define And Punish...Offenses Against The Law Of Nations", Beth Stephens
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Would-Be Tiger: Assessing Vietnam's Prospects For Gaining Most Favored Nation Status From The United States, Ky Tran-Trong
A Would-Be Tiger: Assessing Vietnam's Prospects For Gaining Most Favored Nation Status From The United States, Ky Tran-Trong
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Chernobyl Accident: A Case Study In International Law Regulating State Responsibility For Transboundary Nuclear Pollution, Linda A. Malone
The Chernobyl Accident: A Case Study In International Law Regulating State Responsibility For Transboundary Nuclear Pollution, Linda A. Malone
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Kahan Report, Ariel Sharon And The Sabra-Shatilla Massacres In Lebanon: Responsibility Under International Law For Massacres Of Civilian Populations, Linda A. Malone
The Kahan Report, Ariel Sharon And The Sabra-Shatilla Massacres In Lebanon: Responsibility Under International Law For Massacres Of Civilian Populations, Linda A. Malone
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.