The Treaty Power Under the Constitution of the United States

by Robert Thomas Devlin

1908

"Commentaries on the treaty clauses of the Constitution; construction of treaties; extent of treaty-making power; conflict between treaties and acts of Congress, state constitutions and statutes; international extradition; acquisition of territory; ambassadors, consuls and foreign judgments; naturalization and expatriation; responsibility of government for mob violence, and claims against governments. With appendices containing regulations of Department of State relative to extradition of fugitives from justice, a list of the treaties in force, with the international conventions and acts to which the United States is a party, and a chronological list of treaties.