International Law in the U.S. Supreme Court
David L. Sloss, Michael D. Ramsey, William S. Dodge - Cambridge University Press, 2012
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From its earliest decisions in the 1790s, the U.S. Supreme Court has used
international law to help resolve major legal controversies. This book presents
a comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's use of international law from the
Court's inception to the present day. Addressing treaties, the direct
application of customary international law, and the use of international law as
an interpretive tool, the book examines all the cases or lines of cases in which
international law has played a material role, showing how the Court's treatment
of international law both changed and remained consistent over the period.
Although there was substantial continuity in the Supreme Court's international
law doctrine through the end of the nineteenth century, the past century was a
time of tremendous doctrinal change. Few aspects of the Court's international
law doctrine remain the same in the twenty-first century as they were two
hundred years ago
