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                                         "National Security Law -- Law & Policy Issues" -- Dr. Stuart Malawer.

                                                                           (Spring 2008) 

                                                                            ASSIGNMENTS -- CLASS SCHEDULE.

 

[Assignments are from the casebook and document book -- Moore & Turner, National Security Law (2005) and from Moore & Turner,  National Security Law Documents 2006]

           The Supreme Court ruled that the ICJ judgment (Avena) under the Statute of  the ICJ (Article 36) and Article 1(Compulsory Jurisdiction) Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) did not become domestic law within the U.S. This is because the Optional Protocol is non-self-executing. Congress needs to enact implementing legislation. The President does not have law-making authority to declare a treaty binding on states.  His actions fall within Justice Jackson's third category -- a Presidential action is invalid when it is contra to Congressional intent.  (The intent is inferred from Congressional inaction to passage of implementing legislation.) This is the situation even thought the U.S. might be in violation of its international obligations due to the operation of the principles of  separation of powers and federalism. This case involves issues of foreign policy, international relations and international law. "Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case.New York Times (March 25, 2008). Medellin v. Texas (Opinion of the S. Ct. , Syllabus, March 25, 2008). Medellin v. Texas (2008) (Edited).

[war cases]

                                            Wall Street Journal  (6.26.08)

 

Note -- Extraterritoriality & Government Contractors. 

                         Update --

 

                            Scorecard: Legality of  the Bush Administration's National Security Policies.

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