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Department of Justice Releases Superseded Memos on Presidential Authority Regarding Treaties, Detentions, and Other Matters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2009

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