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Article: Digest of United States Practice in International Law, 2005.(Book review)
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- American Journal of International Law
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- January 1, 2008
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Digest of United States Practice in International Law, 2005. Edited by Sally J. Cummins. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Index. $145, 79 [pounds sterling].
The U.S. Department of State assumed the role of collecting significant U.S. developments in international law in a published work as early as 1877 with the Digest of the Published Opinions of the Attorneys-General, and of the Leading Decisions of the Federal Courts: With Reference to International Law, Treaties, and Kindred Subjects. That single volume--edited by John Cadwalader, assistant secretary of state--provided efficient access to a selection of historical documents regarding how the ...