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Pledging American Exceptionalism: US Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch on International Law

Roberts, Anthea

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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.authorRoberts, Anthea
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-18T01:54:43Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/219640
dc.description.abstractAmerican 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 …
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dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherOpinioJuris
dc.rights© 2017 OpinioJuris
dc.sourceOpinioJuris
dc.source.urihttp://opiniojuris.org/2017/05/23/33125/
dc.titlePledging American Exceptionalism: US Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch on International Law
dc.typeBlog post
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
dc.date.issued2017-05-23
local.identifier.absfor180116 - International Law (excl. International Trade Law)
local.identifier.ariespublicationu1026210xPUB310
local.publisher.urlhttp://opiniojuris.org/2017/05/23/33125/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationRoberts, Anthea, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.identifier.absseo949999 - Law, Politics and Community Services not elsewhere classified
dc.date.updated2020-11-02T04:19:11Z
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