International Law in the United States
Purpose
editTo develop the legal framework of international law as applied in the jurisdiction of the United States. This book will treat the United States Constitution as the middle piece by which international law is incorporated into domestic law.
Background
editUpfront pocket - Update on Legal Developments
editIs John Yoo right or wrong that waterboarding is not torture?
editIs Blackwater a modern day 'pirate' within the meaning of U.S. domestic law?
editDomestic Law
editUnited States Constitution
editArt. I sec. 8 cl. 10
editBill of Rights
editProcedure to Law
editPresidential Signature
editCongress Ratification
editTreaties
edit"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"[1]
Enforceability of Treaties in United States Courts
editUnited Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights
editJus Cogens
editWrit of Habeas Corpus
editProcedure
editDomestic Procedure
editForeign Procedure
editBy United States Citizens v. Private Parties
editAn example of this would be Blackwater operating in Iraq
Citations
editDomestic References
editInternational References
edithttp://www.un.org/rights/
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ingel/c.ingelse/pot.htm
Secondary References
editlaw review articles and the like go here