| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs - 1951 - 154 pages
...of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract,...contract before it can become a rule for the court. It is evident, then, that the fulfillment of our treaty obligations often requires action on the part... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1976 - 862 pages
...whenever it operates of Itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of a stipulation import a contract, when either of the...contract before it can become a rule for the Court." By its own terms, the convention "imports a contract", "an engagement of the parties to perform an... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1977 - 704 pages
...of the legislature, whenever It operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract,...contract before it can become a rule for the Court. The court concluded that the 1819 treaty, because of its particular language, required legislation... | |
| 1978 - 448 pages
...of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when, the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform a particule.? act, the treaty adresses itself to the political, not the judicial department; and the... | |
| 1048 pages
...the legislature, wherever It operates of Itself, without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation Import a contract...contract, before It can become a rule for the court." Id. at 314. See generally L. Henkin, Foreign Affairs and the Constitution, 156-61 (1972) ; Restatement... | |
| 1979 - 1192 pages
...of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract,...contract before it can become a rule for the Court. The court concluded that the 1819 treaty, because of its particular language, required legislation... | |
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