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School of Law
Public Law & Legal Theory
Research Paper No. 02-16
AMERICAN JUDGES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
A. Mark Weisburd
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AMERICAN JUDGES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Introduction ............................................................1
I. The Nature of Customary International Law.................................3
II. The Traditional American Approach to Customary International Law...........12
III. Current American Approaches to Determining the Content of Customary
International Law.................................................17
A. The Concept of Jus Cogens......................................17
B. The Courts of Appeals and Jus Cogens.............................25
C. Critique of the Jus Cogens Decisions of the Courts of Appeals ..........34
1. Articles Basing Legal Rules on Sources Other than State Practice . . 40
2. The Restatement.........................................51
3. Decisions of American Courts ..............................57
4. Decisions of International Courts............................60
IV. A Suggested Alternative ..............................................72
V. Conclusion.........................................................74
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AMERICAN JUDGES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
A. Mark Weisburd*
Introduction
More and more frequently, American courts find themselves dealing with cases that raise
issues under public international law. These cases may involve claims against foreign
governments,1 claims based on acts by foreign individuals,2 or claims against corporations
alleged to have cooperated with foreign While such claims may depend
substantively on treaties or on federal statutes, very frequently they also rely on customary
international law (CIL). And cla