Resumen de The United States and Its Treaties: Observance and Breach

Detlev Vagts

• Recent developments have inspired doubts about the fidelity of the United States to its treaty obligations. This article surveys congressional overrides by federal law under the later-in-time rule, and actions by the executive, the courts, and the states that limit domestic implementation of certain treaties. It concludes that, contrary to general perceptions, actual U.S. practice is still largely compliant but that certain statements from each branch of the federal government indicate a new and troubling disrespect for U.S. treaty obligations.