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TREATIES IN U.S. LAW: NEW DEBATES ON OLD IDEAS
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INTRODUCTION: (RE)CONSTRUCTING THE TREATY POWER
by Duncan B. Hollis*
In discussing the role treaties play in the U.S. legal system, one immediately encounters both controversy and confusion. The very title of this panel, "Treaties in U.S. Law: New Debates on Old Ideas," could be subject to debate. Some would object to the premise that this is a "new debate on old ideas" rather than an "old debate about old ideas" with current practitioners simply picking up threads of a discussi...
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