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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: D. Long who wrote (111352)8/16/2003 6:40:56 AM
From: Noel de Leon  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"Yes, the United States Congress IS the arbiter of international law, because the United States Congress can authorize withdrawal from any treaty that obligates us. In other words, the US Congress can negate international law at its will."

Derek, the above would be more precise if you had written the following;

Yes, the United States Congress IS the arbiter of international law, because the United States Congress can authorize withdrawal from any treaty that obligates us. In other words, the US Congress can negate international law at its will as it applies to the US. It, of course, is not able to negate international law as it applies to the rest of the world. By refusing to take part in international law Congress can force a re-evaluation, both in and outside the US.
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