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calligraphiti and others, it's the Supreme Court meme.
As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade. [Note: I don't have theYouTube link to prove this, but after the whole newspaper fiasco, I'm afraid I'm willing to take this one on faith.]
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, please feel free to take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun!
Go forth, and edumacate!
The Paquete Habana and The Lola...SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES...175 US 677, 20 S.Ct. 290, 44 L. Ed. 320 (1900)
The American press attributed the sinking of the USS Maine to a bomb planted aboard it by Spanish forces, while the warship was at anchor in Havana, Cuba. During the ensuing Spanish-American War of 1898, US vessels patrolled Cuban waters to monitor activities which might aid Spain. The US Navy seized two coastal fishing vessels near the coast of Cuba. One was The Paquete Habana. The other was The Lola.
The prize courts of nations at war typically assess the lawfulness of the military seizure of a foreign vessel. A "prize" is a captured enemy or neutral vessel, suspected of carrying materials to aid the enemy. The trial judge examined US domestic law to determine the validity of the seizure, based on presidential executive decrees regarding the Law of Prize. The issue for the court to decide was whether the US should return these fishing vessels and their cargoes to their owners and crew members who were entitled to a percentage of the catch. The intermediate court upheld the trial judge's approval of the US seizure of these coastal fishing vessels. The US Supreme Court majority opinion surveyed how other nations answered such questions when a seizure allegedly violated the Law of Nations.
To me, one of the most crucial aspects of this case comes from Justice Gray, who delivered the majority opinion of the Court, which included this phrase:
"International law is a part of our law, and must be ascertained and administered by the courts of justice of appropriate jurisdiction as often as questions of right depending upon it are duly presented for their determination."
There have been many who have excused W's repeated flouting of international law (not to mention the rules of good leadership, or even common decency) saying that we are not bound by those, but only by our own domestic laws. I'm sorry, but the US Supreme Court says otherwise.
Link to the full details of the case.
calligraphiti and others, it's the Supreme Court meme.As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade. [Note: I don't have theYouTube link to prove this, but after the whole newspaper fiasco, I'm afraid I'm willing to take this one on faith.]
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, please feel free to take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun!
Go forth, and edumacate!
The Paquete Habana and The Lola...SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES...175 US 677, 20 S.Ct. 290, 44 L. Ed. 320 (1900)
The American press attributed the sinking of the USS Maine to a bomb planted aboard it by Spanish forces, while the warship was at anchor in Havana, Cuba. During the ensuing Spanish-American War of 1898, US vessels patrolled Cuban waters to monitor activities which might aid Spain. The US Navy seized two coastal fishing vessels near the coast of Cuba. One was The Paquete Habana. The other was The Lola.
The prize courts of nations at war typically assess the lawfulness of the military seizure of a foreign vessel. A "prize" is a captured enemy or neutral vessel, suspected of carrying materials to aid the enemy. The trial judge examined US domestic law to determine the validity of the seizure, based on presidential executive decrees regarding the Law of Prize. The issue for the court to decide was whether the US should return these fishing vessels and their cargoes to their owners and crew members who were entitled to a percentage of the catch. The intermediate court upheld the trial judge's approval of the US seizure of these coastal fishing vessels. The US Supreme Court majority opinion surveyed how other nations answered such questions when a seizure allegedly violated the Law of Nations.
To me, one of the most crucial aspects of this case comes from Justice Gray, who delivered the majority opinion of the Court, which included this phrase:
"International law is a part of our law, and must be ascertained and administered by the courts of justice of appropriate jurisdiction as often as questions of right depending upon it are duly presented for their determination."
There have been many who have excused W's repeated flouting of international law (not to mention the rules of good leadership, or even common decency) saying that we are not bound by those, but only by our own domestic laws. I'm sorry, but the US Supreme Court says otherwise.
Link to the full details of the case.
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