International law in the U.S. Supreme Court: continuity and change.
Role
David L. Sloss (Editor)
Michael D. Ramsey (Editor)
William S. Dodge (Editor)
Files
Description
From its earliest decisions in the 1790s, the U.S. Supreme Court has used international law to help resolve major legal controversies. This book presents a comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's use of international law from the Court's inception to the present day. Addressing treaties, the direct application of customary international law, and the use of international law as an interpretive tool, the book examines all the cases or lines of cases in which international law has played a material role, showing how the Court's treatment of international law both changed and remained consistent over the period. Although there was substantial continuity in the Supreme Court's international law doctrine through the end of the nineteenth century, the past century was a time of tremendous doctrinal change. Few aspects of the Court's international law doctrine remain the same in the twenty-first century as they were two hundred years ago.
ISBN
9780521119566
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Disciplines
International Law | Law | Supreme Court of the United States
Recommended Citation
Sloss, David L.; Ramsey, Michael D.; and Dodge, William S., "International law in the U.S. Supreme Court: continuity and change." (2011). Faculty Book Gallery. 140.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/140