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The Fog Of Certainty, Robert B. Ahdieh
The Fog Of Certainty, Robert B. Ahdieh
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In a recent essay in the Yale Law Journal, constitutional law scholar Michael Stokes Paulsen argues that “[t]he force of international law, as a body of law, upon the United States is . . . largely an illusion.” Rather than law, he suggests, international law is mere “policy and politics.”
For all the certainty with which this argument is advanced, it cannot survive close scrutiny. At its foundation, Professor Paulsen’s essay rests on a pair of fundamental misconceptions of the nature of law. Law is not reduced to mere policy, to begin, simply because it can be undone. Were that …
Historical Practice And The Contemporary Debate Over Customary International Law, Ernest A. Young
Historical Practice And The Contemporary Debate Over Customary International Law, Ernest A. Young
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Response to: Anthony J. Bellia, Jr. & Bradford R. Clark, The Federal Common Law of Nations, 109 Colum. L. Rev. 1 (2009).
A.J. Bellia and Brad Clark have performed a valuable service for other scholars interested in foreign relations law and federal jurisdiction by collecting and illuminating—with their usual care and insight—the historical practice of both English and early American courts with respect to the law of nations. Their recent Article, The Federal Common Law of Nations, demonstrates that, while American courts have not generally treated customary international law (CIL) as supreme federal law, they have applied such law where …
International Common Law: The Soft Law Of International Tribunals, Andrew T. Guzman, Timothy L. Meyer
International Common Law: The Soft Law Of International Tribunals, Andrew T. Guzman, Timothy L. Meyer
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