Foreign Policy and International Law

International Agreements and U.S. Law

There is confusion in the media and elsewhere about United States law as it relates to international agreements, including treaties. The confusion exists with respect to such matters as whether "treaty" has the same meaning in international law and in the domestic law of the United States, how treaties are ratified, how the power to enter into international agreements is allocated among the Executive Branch, the Senate and the whole Congress, whether Congress may override an existing treaty, and the extent to which international agreements are enforceable in United States courts.
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (March 5, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 5, 2014, the United States Supreme Court in Lozano v.

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Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 10, 2014, prosecutors for the military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay added a 

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Author: 
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On January 31, 2014, the European Council published a Decision and

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Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 31, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a memorandum certifying that U.S.

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2133 on Ransom Payments to Terrorists (January 27, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 27, 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling on member

The United Nations Compensation Commission Pays $1.03 Billion to Kuwait for Iraqi Invasion (January 23, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 23, 2014, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) issued $1.03 billion USD in damage claims to the Government of Kuwait arising out of the 1990 Iraqi invasion.

United Kingdom Outlines its Position on Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect (January 14, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 14, 2014, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office submitted an official