Abstract
The legal history of sole executive agreements is muddled at best. Over the years the Supreme Court has created a confused doctrine concerning sole executive agreements through its Belmont, Pink, Dames & Moore, and Garamendi decisions by making overly broad generalizations about the preemptive weight of these agreements. This Note takes a comprehensive look at sole executive agreements by reviewing the historical use of these agreements and by analyzing the Supreme Court's jurisprudence. It then argues that the analysis in the recent Medellín v. Texas decision helps to clarify the confusion over sole executive agreements by establishing limits on their preemptive weight.
How to Cite
51 Ariz. L. Rev. 1035 (2009)
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