The American Journal of International Law, Volume 1, Part 2American Society of International Law, 1907 - Electronic journals Vols. for 1970- include: American Society of International Law. Proceedings, no. 64- |
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Page 650
... Senate , cannot negotiate a treaty which shall be binding on the United States , whereby duties on imports are to be regulated , either by imposing or re- mitting , increasing or decreasing them , without the sanction 650 THE AMERICAN ...
... Senate , cannot negotiate a treaty which shall be binding on the United States , whereby duties on imports are to be regulated , either by imposing or re- mitting , increasing or decreasing them , without the sanction 650 THE AMERICAN ...
Page 651
... Senator Cullom , chair- man of the Committee on Foreign Relations , stated in a speech deliv- ered in the Senate on the extent of the treaty - making power ( Con- gressional Record , January 29th , 1902 , pp . 1104-1111 ) , that the ...
... Senator Cullom , chair- man of the Committee on Foreign Relations , stated in a speech deliv- ered in the Senate on the extent of the treaty - making power ( Con- gressional Record , January 29th , 1902 , pp . 1104-1111 ) , that the ...
Page 653
... Senate in concluding a treaty with an Indian nation could not lawfully covenant that a patent should issue to convey lands which belonged to the United States without the consent of Congress . And the Court added : On the contrary ...
... Senate in concluding a treaty with an Indian nation could not lawfully covenant that a patent should issue to convey lands which belonged to the United States without the consent of Congress . And the Court added : On the contrary ...
Page 654
... Senate by President Pierce for the reason , as stated by Mr. Marcy , then Secre- tary of State , that inasmuch as the Constitution provided that Con- gress should define and punish piracies , that subject should not be dealt with in a ...
... Senate by President Pierce for the reason , as stated by Mr. Marcy , then Secre- tary of State , that inasmuch as the Constitution provided that Con- gress should define and punish piracies , that subject should not be dealt with in a ...
Page 656
... particular occasion for delegating that power to the President and Senate instead of to the President and Congress . It need hardly be said that to exercise such concurrent 656 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
... particular occasion for delegating that power to the President and Senate instead of to the President and Congress . It need hardly be said that to exercise such concurrent 656 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
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Page 774 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 635 - To-day the United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition.
Page 961 - The Governments of Great Britain and Japan, actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and general peace in the extreme East, being moreover specially interested in maintaining the independence and territorial integrity of the Empire of China and the Empire of Korea, and in securing equal opportunities in those countries for the commerce and industry of all nations, hereby agree as follows : ARTICLE I.
Page 969 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 786 - Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial, but a political question, the determination of which by the legislative and executive departments of any government conclusively binds the judges, as well as all other officers, citizens, and subjects of that government. This principle has always been upheld by this court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of circumstances
Page 773 - The government, then, of the United States, can claim, no powers which are not granted to it by the constitution, and -the powers actually granted must be such as are expressly given, or given by necessary implication.
Page 960 - the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly Powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire," He was successful in obtaining the assent of the other Powers to the policy thus announced.
Page 778 - International law is part of our law, and must be ascertained and administered by the courts of justice of appropriate jurisdiction, as often as questions of right depending upon it are duly presented for their determination.
Page 718 - Nothing contained in this Convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign State...
Page 642 - Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision.