The court and the world : American law and the new global realities /
Breyer, Stephen G. 1938-
The court and the world : American law and the new global realities / Stephen Breyer. - First Edition. - viii, 382 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-359) and index.
Silence : Cicero and his "political question" counterpart -- A second approach : "The President wins" -- A third approach : "The President goes too far" -- "No blank check" : Guantanamo -- Regulating international commerce -- Opening the courthouse door : the Alien Tort Statute and human rights -- Treaty interpretation : child custody -- Investment treaties : arbitration -- The treaty power structure -- Postscript : home alone, a political discussion -- Interchange and substantive progress -- Advancing the rule of law.
"In this original, far-reaching and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of SCOTUS in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of public and private activity--from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade--obliges the Court to consider and understand circumstances beyond America's borders. At a time when ordinary citizens may book international lodging directly through online sites like Airbnb, it has become clear that judicial awareness can no longer stop at the water's edge"--
9781101912072
International and municipal law--United States.
Derecho internacional y municipal --Estados Unidos
Derecho--Procedimiento Civil
LAW / Comparative.
Derecho comparado
Estados Unidos --Corte Suprema
KF 4581 / B848c 2016
The court and the world : American law and the new global realities / Stephen Breyer. - First Edition. - viii, 382 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-359) and index.
Silence : Cicero and his "political question" counterpart -- A second approach : "The President wins" -- A third approach : "The President goes too far" -- "No blank check" : Guantanamo -- Regulating international commerce -- Opening the courthouse door : the Alien Tort Statute and human rights -- Treaty interpretation : child custody -- Investment treaties : arbitration -- The treaty power structure -- Postscript : home alone, a political discussion -- Interchange and substantive progress -- Advancing the rule of law.
"In this original, far-reaching and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of SCOTUS in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of public and private activity--from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade--obliges the Court to consider and understand circumstances beyond America's borders. At a time when ordinary citizens may book international lodging directly through online sites like Airbnb, it has become clear that judicial awareness can no longer stop at the water's edge"--
9781101912072
International and municipal law--United States.
Derecho internacional y municipal --Estados Unidos
Derecho--Procedimiento Civil
LAW / Comparative.
Derecho comparado
Estados Unidos --Corte Suprema
KF 4581 / B848c 2016