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Related Article: Alvarez-Machain V. United States And Alvarez-Machain V. Sosa: The Brooding Omnipresence Of Natural Law, Eric A. Engle
Related Article: Alvarez-Machain V. United States And Alvarez-Machain V. Sosa: The Brooding Omnipresence Of Natural Law, Eric A. Engle
Eric A. Engle
Alvarez Machain was wrongly decided because the Supreme Court rejects natural law arguments out of hand. Natural law and positive law are not dichotomous. They are complementary. The Supreme Court will eventually be forced to review all cases rejecting arguments due to a rejection of natural law.