Law · Boston College
This course addresses the conduct of foreign relations by the United States with specific reference to domestic legal constraints, such as statutes and the Constitution. The course treats (1) the separation of powers between the Congress and the Executive in foreign affairs, specifically with respect to the war power; (2) the treaty power and the domestic law of treaties and other international agreements; and (3) the role of the judiciary, including the immunity of foreign states ("sovereign immunity"), the "act of state" doctrine, jurisdiction to prescribe and enforce law outside the border
