International Law and Litigation in the United States

• Pays detailed attention to allocation of war powers within federal system and to trends in relevant U.S. litigation • Includes treatment of the issues of jurisdiction and extradition • Covers transnational enforcement • Useful in other specialty courses, especially human rights courses or seminars This coursebook provides a detailed focus on the use, and possibilities of use, of international law in U.S. domestic legal processes. Attention is paid to various forms of incorporation of international law into U.S. federal and state legal processes, questions of federal and state jurisdictional competencies regarding civil and criminal sanctions, hurdles concerning actual litigation and prosecution, extradition, and cooperation in transnational law enforcement (civil and criminal). Covers traditional topics such as: the nature, sources, and evidences of international law; jurisdiction under international law; the law of the sea; airspace and outer space law; and the use of armed force.