Although courts and commentators have offered a wide range of theories regarding the
Alien Tort Statute'(ATS), the original meaning of the statute has remained elusive. As …

INTRODUCTION The one-voice doctrine is a mainstay of US foreign relations
jurisprudence.'It has appeared in some of the Supreme Court's most prominent foreign …

International Law in the US Legal System provides a wide-ranging overview of how
international law intersects with the domestic legal system of the United States, and points …

At the request of the Executive Branch, courts routinely dismiss private suits against sitting
heads of foreign states. Congress has never delegated authority to the Executive Branch to …

Never in the nation's history has the scope and meaning of Congress's power to" define and
punish... Offences against the Law of Nations" mattered as much. The once-obscure power …

Constitution and statutes permits a timely comparison of the judicial treat-ment of all three
sources of supreme law in their areas of secondary applica-tion. Comparison along this new …

ABSTRACT The President of the United States frequently signs international agreements but
postpones ratification pending Senate consent. Under international law, a state that signs a …

TO what extent does the Constitution commit the United States to comply with international
law?'The question is a critical one, with implications for both the stature of international law …

In evaluating whether presidential acts are constitutional, the Supreme Court often takes its
cues from Congress. Under the Court's two most prominent approaches for gauging …

When deciding whether a federal statute that regulates domestic issues preempts state law,"
the Supreme Court presumes that Congress does not intend to displace the traditional …