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" Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of legislative provision. "
Industrial Property Protection Throughout the World - Page 163
by James La Salle Brown - 1936 - 184 pages
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The American Annual Register, Part 2

Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 624 pages
...instrument In the United States a different prin104 cipleis established. Our constitution declares a treat; to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded HI courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volume 3

Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...as its operation is infraterritorial ; but is carried into execution by the sovereign power of the respective parties to the instrument. In the United...law of the land. It is consequently to be regarded by courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without...
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Outlines of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States: Designed ...

William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...territories. 513. In the United States, however, it is settled by a decision of the Supreme Court, that as the Constitution declares a Treaty to be the " Law of the .Land," it is to be regarded in Courts of Justice as equivalent to a Legislative Act, whenever it operates of itself,...
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A Course of Lectures on the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United ...

William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1843 - 442 pages
...different principle is established. It has been settled by the Supreme Court,* that, inasmuch as the Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land, it is to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the Legislature, whenever it operates...
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The Family Library (Harper)., Volume 160

Child rearing - 1845 - 436 pages
...different principle is established. It has been settled by the Supreme Court,* that, inasmuch as the Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land, it is to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the Legislature, whenever it operates...
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The New-York Legal Observer, Volume 5

Samuel Owen - Law - 1847 - 490 pages
...carried into execution by the sovereign power of the respective parties to the instrument. In the US a different principle is established. Our constitution...land. It is consequently to be regarded in courts ol justice as equivalent to an act of the Legislature whenever it operates of itself without the aid...
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Elements of International Law

Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - International law - 1855 - 938 pages
...execution by the sovereign power of the respective parties to the instrument. In the United States, the Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the...legislature, whenever it operates of itself, without any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when cither of...
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Elements of International Law

Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - International law - 1855 - 942 pages
...execution by the sovereign power of the respective parties to the instrument. In the United States, the Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It i?, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever...
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Recent Speeches and Addresses [1851-1855]

Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 734 pages
...principle : " A treaty is in its nature a contract between two nations, not a legislative act." * * * " In the United States a different principle is established....law of the land. It is consequently to be regarded by courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the Legislature, wherever it operates of itself, without...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United ...

Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 724 pages
...Justice Marshall, delivering the opinion of the Court said : " Our constitution declares a treaty to be a law of the land. It is consequently to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of th« legislature, whenever it operates of itself, without the aid of any legislative provision. But...
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