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Williams v. Rogers

United States of America.  28 September 1971 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

International law in general — Relation to municipal law — Power of President to conclude and enforce treaty — Extradition — Power of President to order return of United States serviceman to stand trial in Philippines — Agreement Concerning Military Bases between United States and Philippines, 1947 — Whether power to order return of serviceman in order to comply with Agreement implicit in power to conclude Agreement — The law of the United States

Treaties — Conclusion and operation — Enforcement — The law of the United States — Presidential power and authority to negotiate and to enforce — 1947 Agreement Concerning Military Bases between United States and the Republic of the Philippines — The law of the United States

The individual in international law — Extradition — In general — Necessity for treaty or Federal law for extradition from United States — Whether Status of Forces Agreement satisfies this requirement — Accused serviceman returned to Philippines for trial after being inadvertently transferred to United States in violation of the Agreement — 1947 Agreement Concerning Military Bases between the United States and the Philippines — The law of the United States

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Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1980

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