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Michael D. Ramsey Professor of Law, University of San Diego Law School |
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Publications |
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BOOK:
The Constitution's Text in Foreign Affairs (Harvard University Press, 2007) |
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RECENT ARTICLES: |
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“International Law Limits on Investor Liability in Human Rights Litigation,” 50 Harvard J. Int’l L. 271 (2009).
“Response: Directing Military Operations,” 87 Tex. L. Rev. See Also 29 (2009) (responding to Saikrishna B. Prakash, “The Separation and Overlap of War and Military Powers,” 87 Tex. L. Rev. 299 (2008)).
“Missouri v. Holland and Historical Textualism,” 73 Missouri L. Rev. 969 (2008) (symposium: Return to Missouri v. Holland)
“The Story of the Prize Cases: Executive Action and Judicial Review in Wartime,” in Presidential Power Stories (Christopher H. Schroeder & Curtis A. Bradley, eds., Foundation Press 2008) (with Thomas H. Lee)
“The President's Power to Respond to Attacks,” 93 Cornell L. Rev. 169 (2007).
"The Textual Basis of the President's Foreign Affairs Power," 30 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 141 (2006).
Book Review, "Toward a Rule of Law in Foreign Affairs," 106 Columbia L. Rev. 1450 (2006) (reviewing John Yoo, The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 (2005)). |
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Foreign Affairs Law and Constitution Law Scholarship
My writing in this area focuses principally on the constitutional law of foreign affairs as reflected in the Constitution’s text and its historical understanding. Representative articles include:
“The President's Power to Respond to Attacks,” 93 Cornell L. Rev. 169 (2007).
“The Textual Basis of the President's Foreign Affairs Power," 30 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 141 (2006).
"Textualism and War Powers," 69 U. Chicago L. Rev. 1543 (2002).
"The Executive Power over Foreign Affairs," 111 Yale L.J. 231 (2001) (with Saikrishna B. Prakash). |
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International Law and International Business Law Scholarship
My writing in this area encompasses both public and private international law, with a focus on the difficulties of establishing clear and workable rules of practical effect. Principal articles include:
“International Law Limits on Investor Liability in Human Rights Litigation,” 50 Harv. Int’l L.J. 271 (2009).
“The Empirical Dilemma of International Law,” 41 San Diego L. Rev. 1243 (2004).
“Escaping International Comity,” 83 Iowa L. Rev. 893 (1998).
“Acts of State and Foreign Sovereign Obligations,“ 39 Harvard Int’l L.J. 1 (1998). |
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BOOK PROJECT IN PROGRESS: |
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The U.S. Supreme Court and International Law: Continuity or Change? (Cambridge Univ. Press, forthcoming 2010) (David L. Sloss, Michael D. Ramsey & William S. Dodge, editors).
This project will feature essays from distinguished legal scholars and historians addressing the U.S. Supreme Court’s use of international law throughout its history. |