International Law in the U.S. Legal System
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780195328592
Subjects: International Law; Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; USA; General; International
Description: This title decodes the often complicated ways that international law operates within the US legal system and sheds light on unresolved issues and areas of controversy. It covers all of the principal forms of international law including treaties, decisions and orders of international institutions, customary international law, jus cogens norms, and general principles. It also explores a number of issues that are implicated by the intersection of US law and international law, such as foreign sovereign immunity, international human rights litigation, extradition, and extraterritoriality.