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Supreme Law of the Land?: Debating the Contemporary Effects of Treaties within the United States Legal System
Paul R. Dubinsky
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How do treaties function in the American legal system? This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the current status of treaties in American law. Its ten chapters examine major areas of change in treaty law in recent decades, including treaty interpretation, federalism, self-execution, treaty implementing legislation, treaty form, and judicial barriers to treaty enforcement. The book also includes two in-depth case studies: one on the effectiveness of treaties in the regulation of armed conflict and one on the role of a resurgent federalism in complicating US efforts to ratify and implement treaties in private international law. Each chapter asks whether ... Read more
How do treaties function in the American legal system? This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the current status of treaties in American law. Its ten chapters examine major areas of change in treaty law in recent decades, including treaty interpretation, federalism, self-execution, treaty implementing legislation, treaty form, and judicial barriers to treaty enforcement. The book also includes two in-depth case studies: one on the effectiveness of treaties in the regulation of armed conflict and one on the role of a resurgent federalism in complicating US efforts to ratify and implement treaties in private international law. Each chapter asks whether ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
514
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107066601
SKU
V9781107066601
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About Paul R. Dubinsky
Gregory H. Fox is Professor of Law and Director of the Program for International Legal Studies at Wayne State University, Michigan. He is the author of numerous publications, including Humanitarian Occupation (Cambridge, 2008) and Democratic Governance and International Law (with Brad R. Roth, Cambridge, 2000). Paul R. Dubinsky is Associate Professor of Law at Wayne State University, Michigan, Vice-President of ... Read more
Reviews for Supreme Law of the Land?: Debating the Contemporary Effects of Treaties within the United States Legal System
'Featuring an array of leading scholars, this excellent collection provides a much-needed update on recent developments in treaty law in the US legal system. By showing the growing hurdles facing domestic treaty enforcement, the in-depth essays in this volume together should greatly assist in overcoming the challenges they describe.' Martin S. Flaherty, Leitner Family Professor of International Human Rights Law ... Read more