International Law in the United States

Purpose

To develop the legal framework of international law as applied in the jurisdiction of the United States. This book will treat the United State Constitution as the middle piece by which international law is incorporated into domestic law.

Upfront pocket - Update on Legal Developments

Is John Yoo right or wrong that waterboarding is not torture?

Is Blackwater a modern day 'pirate' within the meaning of U.S. domestic law?

Domestic Law

United States Constitution

Art. I sec. 8 cl. 10

Bill of Rights

Procedure to Law

Presidential Signature

Congress Ratification

Treaties

"Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it"

Enforceability of Treaties in United States Courts

United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Jus Cogens

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Procedure

Domestic Procedure

Foreign Procedure

By United States Citizens v. Private Parties

An example of this would be Blackwater operating in Iraq

International References

http://www.un.org/rights/
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ingel/c.ingelse/pot.htm

Secondary References

law review articles and the like go here

News and Other references

Top Bush Advisors Approved 'Enhanced Interrogation' Detailed Discussions Were Held About Techniques to Use on al Qaeda Suspects, abcnews.go.com, JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and ARIANE de VOGUE, April 9, 2008