Pledging American Exceptionalism: US Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch on International Law
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American exceptionalism is nothing new. Nor are debates about whether it is appropriate for US courts to look to foreign or international law, particularly when interpreting the US Constitution. Yet now-Justice Gorsuch’s recent testimony on the issue during his confirmation hearing still took my breath away. You can hear the question posed and his answer here (the exchange is also transcribed below). I think that every international lawyer should watch this clip. It’s exceptional …
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Anthea | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-18T01:54:43Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/219640 | |
dc.description.abstract | American exceptionalism is nothing new. Nor are debates about whether it is appropriate for US courts to look to foreign or international law, particularly when interpreting the US Constitution. Yet now-Justice Gorsuch’s recent testimony on the issue during his confirmation hearing still took my breath away. You can hear the question posed and his answer here (the exchange is also transcribed below). I think that every international lawyer should watch this clip. It’s exceptional … | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | OpinioJuris | |
dc.rights | © 2017 OpinioJuris | |
dc.source | OpinioJuris | |
dc.source.uri | http://opiniojuris.org/2017/05/23/33125/ | |
dc.title | Pledging American Exceptionalism: US Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch on International Law | |
dc.type | Blog post | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-05-23 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 180116 - International Law (excl. International Trade Law) | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u1026210xPUB310 | |
local.publisher.url | http://opiniojuris.org/2017/05/23/33125/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Roberts, Anthea, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2099-12-31 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 949999 - Law, Politics and Community Services not elsewhere classified | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-02T04:19:11Z | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access via publisher website | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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