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 States Constitution as the middle piece by which international law is incorporated into domestic law. Background 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"U.N. Chart. Art. 102 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 Citations Domestic References 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 I International law 0%