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The treaty was created with an armed attack by the Soviet Union against Western Europe in mind, [5] although the mutual self-defense clause was never invoked during the Cold War. By signing the North Atlantic Treaty, parties are "determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of the peoples, founded on the principles of ...
Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association, 443 U.S. 658 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case related to Indian fishing rights in Washington State. It held that the usual and accustomed clause of the Stevens Treaties protected Indians ' share of anadromous fish in addition to protecting fishing grounds.
Treaty of Washington: Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes 7 Stat. 229: 120 Sac and Fox: 1824 August 4 Treaty of Washington: Treaty with the Iowa 7 Stat. 231: Iowa: 1824 November 15 Treaty of Harrington's: Treaty with the Quapaw 7 Stat. 232: 121 Quapaw: 1825 January 20 Treaty of Washington City: Convention with the Choctaw 7 Stat. 234: 122 Choctaw ...
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
Between the Seven Nations of Canada and New York State. Treaty of Colerain: Affirms the binding of the Treaty of New York (1790) and establishes the boundary line between the Creek Nation and the United States. Second Treaty of San Ildefonso: Treaty of alliance between Spain and France against Britain. 1797 Treaty of Leoben [note 86]
Instead, the Court required explicit congressional consent for interstate compacts that are "directed to the formation of any combination tending to the increase of political power in the States, which may encroach upon or interfere with the just supremacy of the United States"—meaning where the vertical balance of power between the federal ...
The Treaty Clause of the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 2, Clause 2) establishes the procedure for ratifying international agreements.It empowers the President as the primary negotiator of agreements between the United States and other countries, and holds that the advice and consent of a two-thirds supermajority of the Senate renders a treaty binding with the force of federal ...
Conference on the Limitation of Armament (full text). iBiblio. 1922.: the Washington Naval Treaty. "The New Navies". Popular Mechanics (article): 738– 48. May 1929.: on warships provided for under the treaty. EDSITEment lesson Postwar Disillusionment and the Quest for Peace 1921–1929; In depth video discussion of the Washington Naval Treaty