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2008 The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law
2008 The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Registration is FREE but pre-registration
is required. Register today! 7.2 CLE MO
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Saint Louis University Law Journal and
the Center for International and Comparative Law
present:


The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Friday, March 7, 2008
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


In the past few years, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided several high-profile cases in which litigants have asserted that various sources of domestic and international law constrain the range of policy options available to the government in pursuing U.S. foreign policy objectives. Invariably, the opposing parties submit legal briefs that rely heavily on historical practice and precedent to support their respective positions. This symposium will bring together a group of leading legal historians and foreign relations law scholars to examine the use and misuse of history in framing legal arguments related to the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. The symposium is organized around four main panels. For each panel, a principal author will present his or her paper, and two other scholars will provide commentaries.

 

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