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" Our constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the... "
A Digest of the International Law of the United States: Extracts relative ... - Page 71
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International Protection of Human Rights: The Work of International ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements - 1974 - 1134 pages
...37 OEA/Snr. L/V/II.22 Doc. 15 (English) ', 22 September 1969. m Rpnort. ftuprfi notf 1 7 nt p. 17. addresses itself to the political, not the judicial...contract, before it can become a rule for the court." .s expressed in the current Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the ^nited States, a treaty...
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Survey of Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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...
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Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Volume 2

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...
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Panama Canal Treaties: Administration witnesses

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...
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Panama Canal Treaty (disposition of United States Territory ..., Part 1

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers - 1977 - 274 pages
...of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid ef any legislative provision. But when the" terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perfora a particular act, the treaty addresses itself to the political, not the Judicial departoeent...
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Coast Guard Miscellaneous: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Coast ..., Part 1

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation - 1977 - 480 pages
...treaty addresses itself to the political department of Government, not the judicial; and the legislator must execute the contract before it can become a rule for the Court. On the other hand, a self-executing treaty is one that operates of itself without the aid of legislation....
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L'ordre juridique des Communautés européennes et le droit international

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...
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Panama Canal Treaties (United States Senate Debate), 1977-78: March 17 thru ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers - 1979 - 2082 pages
...without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contractwhen either of the parties engages to perform a particular act — the treaty addresses itself to th political, not the judicial department; and the Legislature must execute the contract before it...
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Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives ...

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...
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Digest of United States Practice in International Law

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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