1 The International Law Standard in Statutes of the United States, 45 AJIL 732–40 (1951), and The International Law Standard in Recent Statutes of the United States, 47 id. 669–78 (1953). For some related issues, in the context of my discussion of the applicability of international law with respect to public relations of Commonwealth member states, see Robert, R. Wilson, The Commonwealth and the Law of Nations, in David, R. Deener, and Taylor Cole, R. (eds.), Commonwealth Perspectives 59–85, (1958)Google Scholar.

2 Practice seems to support the view that unilateral assertion including assertion of the applicability of this law may serve a useful purpose. There is possible utility in giving weight to assertion of the law’s relevance, either in general or in relation to particular subjects. See, in this connection, Morton Kaplan, A. and Nicholas deb, . Katzenbach, The Political Foundations of International Law 105–06, (1961)Google Scholar.

3 Act of Aug. 27, 1964, Pub. L. 88–493, 78 Stat. 610, and Act of Oct. 24, 1972, Pub. L. 92–539, §301, 86 Stat. 1072, 18 U.S.C. §112.

4 Act of Oct. 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88–633, 78 Stat. 1009, which became §301(d)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1964. It was reenacted in 1965 as §301 (d)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–171, 79 Stat. 653, and is now incorporated in22U.S.C. §2370(e)(2).

5 Act of Aug. 9, 1955, $3, 69 Stat. 571, 22 U.S.C. §1641b, amending the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. §1621 et seq.).

6 Joint Resolution of Aug. 10, 1964, Pub. L. 88–408, 78 Stat. 384.

7 72 Stat. 731, 798, 49 U.S.C. §1508(a).

8 Concurrent Resolution of June 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1429, 1430, recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations.

9 Act of Aug. 9, 1955, §3, amending §304 of the International Claims Settlement Act, 69 Stat. 572, 22 U.S.C. §1641b.

10 Departments of State and Justice, The Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1959, §109, 70 Stat. 304.

11 See various similar annual appropriation acts, through 81 Stat. 411, 415.

12 Concurrent Resolution of Aug. 6, 1957, 71 Stat. B-38, B-39.

* This is the last contribution to the Journal by Professor Wilson, who died on April 29, 1975, several days after having submitted this editorial comment to the Journal. Professor Wilson was first elected to the Board of Editors in 1937 and became an Honorary Editor in 1965. He was President of the American Society of International Law from 1957 to 1958. R.R.B.