On Friday, May 14, 2010 at 13:45:46 (-0500) Carrol Cox writes: > > >Jim Devine wrote: >> >> >> By the way, even though I don't have much respect for "international >> law" (since law doesn't mean much when there's no state to back it >> up), I understand that Obama's use of drones violates that law, adding >> to the terrorist nature of his actions. > >I think you are wrong here. International law has a material reality >since it is embodied in formal treaties. And treaties are given the >forcee of national law in most states. (I forget wht the Constitution >specically states, but I do believe trefaties override domestic >legislation in the U.S. This is seldom enforced in crucial matters, but >it does make a potential diffference.
Treaties are part of the "supreme law of the land", according to the Constitution. Bill _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
