International Law and Agreements : Their Effect Upon U.S. Law.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

International law.

Treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (28 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Examines impact of international law and agreements on U.S. law. Covers forms of international agreements, including treaties, executive agreements, and nonlegal agreements. Discusses effects of international agreements on U.S. law; customary international law and the Alien Tort Claims Act; and reference to foreign laws by U.S. courts.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 04-RL-32528 in the 2004 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. International Law and Agreements

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