Title: Treaty interpretation, the Constitution, and the rule of law /
Authors: Moore, John Norton,
Date: 2001
Publisher: Oceana Publications,
Physical description: vii, 172 pages ; 26 cm
Language: English
LC classification: K
Contents: Machine generated contents note: About the Authorvii -- I. Introduction: Great Case and Bad Law1 -- II. Issues and Non-Issues: The Wheat, the Chaff, and the Hidden -- V irus15 -- III. Disarming the Virus: "Dual" Versus "Unitary" Theories of Treaty -- Interpretation31 -- A. General Note on Constitutional Interpretation31 -- B. Constitutional Text and the Treaty Power33 -- C. Constitutional Theory, History and Practice34 -- 1. Separation of power theory generally34 -- 2. Bicameralism and the presentment clauses: I.N.S. v. Chadha -- and Clinton v. New York City 35 -- 3. Treaty power theory generally38 -- 4. Treaty practice under the Constitution40 -- D. Primary Authority 42 -- E. Secondary Authority 46 -- F. Further Inconsistencies With the Foreign Relations Law and -- Practice of the United States56 -- G. Policy Concerns61 -- H. A Brief Comparative Note67 -- I. The Right Stuff70 -- IV. "Domestic Conditions": The Invisible Issue and the Trail of -- Invisible Authority71 -- ^ A. Does the Senate Have Authority to Attach "Domestic -- Conditions" to Treaty Advice and Consent?71 -- B. Even If "Domestic Conditions" Are Within Senate Authority, -- Are the "Dual" Approach and the "Senate Treaty Condition" -- Constitutional? 81 -- 1. Constitutionality of the "dual" approach81 -- 2. Constitutionality of the "Senate Treaty Condition" 86 -- C. The Restatement Position and the Trail of Invisible Authority89 -- D. The Source: Professor Henkin's Niagara Reservation Article99 -- E. More Right Stuff112 -- V. Into the Fray and Damn the Torpedoes: The Original Great Case, -- Senate Intent and Perverse Conclusion of the "Dual" Approach 113 -- A. Focusing the Issue 113 -- B. Intent as to Treaty Meaning 115 -- C. Intent as to Treaty Bargain: The Rest of the Story119 -- D. A Postscript on the Nature of the Executive Branch Testimony 123 -- VI. A Brief Excursion: More Ships in the Night127 -- A. The Vortex Expands 127 -- B. The Rainbow Navigation Case and the Momentary -- ^ Reappearance of "Domestic Conditions"129 -- C. The Stuart Case and the Beginning of a Non-Debate About the -- Use of Senate Materials131 -- D. An Exuberant Defense of the Restatement: Windmills Fall While -- the Virus Stays Hidden141 -- E. A Fresh Look at the Cases: The Vindication of Justice Scalia's -- View of International Agreements as Compacts among Nations150 -- VII. Conclusion: Reclaiming the Rule of Law in United States -- Treaty Practice169.
Subject headings (LCSH): Constitutional law--United States.; Constitutional law.; Rule of law.; Treaties--Interpretation and construction.; United States--Foreign relations--Treaties.