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A Treaty Is A Treaty Is A Treaty, Malvina Halberstam
Who's In Charge Of U.S. Indian Policy?: Congress And The Supreme Court At Loggerheads Over American Indian Religious Freedom, David E. Wilkins
Who's In Charge Of U.S. Indian Policy?: Congress And The Supreme Court At Loggerheads Over American Indian Religious Freedom, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
The federal government's three branches—executive, legislative, judicial, and that unwieldy mass known simply as "the bureaucracy" have, during the last half-decade—1987-1991—produced a dizzying crop of laws, policies, proclamations, regulations, and court decisions which have served simultaneously to 1) reaffirm tribal sovereignty; 2) permit and encourage greater state interference within Indian Country; 3) enhance federal legislative authority over tribes; and 4) deny constitutional free-exercise protections both to individual Indians and to tribes.
On the legislative side, Congress has established the experimental Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project which is a major step towards restoring the tribal right of self-determination, and is discussing the …
Global Warming: A Comprehensive Approach, Lakshman Guruswamy
Global Warming: A Comprehensive Approach, Lakshman Guruswamy
Publications
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A True Comprehensive Approach, Lakshman Guruswamy
The Legal Regime Governing The Conduct Of Operation Desert Storm, Robert K. Goldman
The Legal Regime Governing The Conduct Of Operation Desert Storm, Robert K. Goldman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Treaty-Based Rights And Remedies Of Individuals, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
Treaty-Based Rights And Remedies Of Individuals, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Treaties are frequently described as contracts between nations. As instruments of international law, they establish obligations with which international law requires the parties to comply. In the United States, treaties also have the status of law in the domestic legal system. The Supremacy Clause declares treaties to be the "supreme Law of the Land" and instructs the courts to give them effect. The status of treaties as law in two distinct legal orders has given rise to unusual conceptual problems. In recent years, it has produced confusion among the courts regarding the enforceability of treaties in the courts by individuals. …