 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 any legislative provision.  The American Annual Register - Side 105redigert av - 1835Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Lew Wallace, Murat Halstead - 1892 - 614 sider
...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. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, ivhen either of the... | |
 | Robert Desty - 1893 - 722 sider
...Paine, 638; Wilson v. Wall, 34 Ala. 288.) It is to be regarded as equivalent to an act of Congress whenever it operates of itself, without the aid of any legislative provision; an 1 where a treaty and an act of Congress are in conflict, the latest in date must control. (Foster... | |
 | Clesson Selwyne Kinney - 1894 - 854 sider
...law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in Courts of Justice as equivalent to an Act of Legislature, whenever it operates of itself without...legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation impart a contract — when either of the parties engaged to perform a certain, a peculiar Act — the... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1896 - 1072 sider
...require! no legislation to pat it into operation, and is therefore to be regarded in courts of justice aa equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever...itself without the aid of any legislative provision. GRAHAM v. ST. CHARLES STREET RAILROAD Co. [47 LOUISIANA ANXTAL, 16.W.) ACTION FOR INJURY TO LAWFUL... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1900 - 372 sider
...law of the land. It is consequently to be re1 Commentaries on the Constitution, § 1888. garded in courts of justice as equivalent to an Act of the Legislature,...itself, without the aid of any legislative provision." * This is a decision comparatively recent. But early in our history the authority of treaties was much... | |
 | Emlin McClain - 1900 - 1134 sider
...Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequentlv, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature,...itself without the aid of any legislative provision. lint when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1901 - 648 sider
...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,...itself without the aid of any legislative provision." So in Whitney v. Robertson, 124 US 190 : " By the Constitution a treaty is placed on the same footing,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1901 - 196 sider
..."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,...itself without the aid of any legislative provision." So in Whitney v. Robertson, (124 US 190): "By the Constitution a treaty is placed on the same footing,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1902 - 758 sider
..."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,...itself to the political, not the judicial department." In Doe v. Uraden, 16 How. 635. 656, where it was contended that so much of the treaty of February 22,... | |
| |
