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The U.N. charta also decides when a war is legitimate - most if not all recent U.S. wars were not following those simple rules. Unfortunately, the quoted decla
by chinathrow 10y ago
The U.N. charta also decides when a war is legitimate - most if not all recent U.S. wars were not following those simple rules.
Unfortunately, the quoted declarations are simply ignored by some signing countries.
- gizmo686 10y agoHow much weight does our court system give to treaties? I assume that if Congress explicitly passed a low contradicting a treaty, then our courts would honor Congress's law. However, given that Congress approved the treaty, it seems reasonable that when judging the actions of a federal agency (such as the IRS), the courts would try to interperat the law in a way consistent with our treaties.