During the 17th and 18th centuries, five great scholars forged international law into its modern shape. The American Founders relied on their work.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 20: Vattel and the Law of Nations Read More »
Instead of speculating on the issue, II’s Senior Fellow actually examined books of international law widely used among the founding generation.
The source of federal power to stop illegal immigration Read More »
The Constitution gives Congress power to “define and punish” offenses against the law of nations. Scholars popular among the Founders wrote that illegal immigration is such an offense.
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Controlling the border is a constitutional mandate, not an option
Biden and Harris flout constitutional immigration duties Read More »
Legal commentators have spread a good deal of ink trying to show that the Constitution authorizes the enormous expansion of
The Define and Punish Clause doesn’t authorize vast federal power either Read More »
Congress’s power to regulate immigration comes from the law of nations—the meaning of which many constitutional commentators are unfamiliar.
Where Congress’s Power to Regulate Immigration Comes From Read More »
