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Article: The domestic legal status of customary international law in the United States: lessons from the federal courts' experience with general maritime law.(Report)
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- Journal of International Law & International Relations
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. The Domestic Legal Status of Customary
International Law
A. Customary International Law
B. The CIL Debate
C. Federal Common Law
D. Isolating the Important Questions
III. The Domestic Legal Status of General Maritime
Law
A. How does Maritime Law Become Part of US Law?
How Much of Maritime Law is Part of US Law?
B. What are the Characteristics of General Maritime Law
under US Law?
1. Supremacy
2. Preemption
3. Federal Question Jurisdiction
4. Supreme Court Review
5. Miscellaneous
C. Under What Circumstances May Courts Incorporate
General Maritime ...