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The death of treaty supremacy : an invisible constitutional change / David L. Sloss.

By: Sloss, David [author.]Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199364053Subject(s): United States -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation | Treaty-making power -- United States -- States | Federal government -- United States | Constitutional law -- United States -- States | States' rights (American politics) -- History | Separation of powers -- United States | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199364022DDC classification: 342.730412 LOC classification: KF4651 | .S73 2016Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Traditionally, the Constitution's treaty supremacy rule provided that all treaties supersede conflicting state laws. The rule was designed to prevent treaty violations by state governments. From the Founding until World War II, treaty supremacy and self-execution were independent doctrines. Treaty supremacy was an aspect of federal supremacy; it governed the relationship between treaties and state law. Self-execution governed the division of power over treaty implementation between Congress and the president. In 1945, the United States ratified the U.N. Charter, which obligates nations to promote 'human rights - for all without distinction as to race.' In 1950, a California court applied the Charter's human rights provisions and the traditional treaty supremacy rule to invalidate a state law that discriminated against Japanese nationals.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traditionally, the Constitution's treaty supremacy rule provided that all treaties supersede conflicting state laws. The rule was designed to prevent treaty violations by state governments. From the Founding until World War II, treaty supremacy and self-execution were independent doctrines. Treaty supremacy was an aspect of federal supremacy; it governed the relationship between treaties and state law. Self-execution governed the division of power over treaty implementation between Congress and the president. In 1945, the United States ratified the U.N. Charter, which obligates nations to promote 'human rights - for all without distinction as to race.' In 1950, a California court applied the Charter's human rights provisions and the traditional treaty supremacy rule to invalidate a state law that discriminated against Japanese nationals.

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