GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Status
Accepted
Abstract
This brief essay addresses the Supreme Court's end-of-term decision in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, which preempted Massachusetts's law limiting public procurement from companies doing business in Burma. The essay addresses the perception that Crosby was limited in its implications for foreign relations law, and explores the Court's minimalist approach to inescapably constitutional questions - concluding, in the end, that the Court made foreign relations law without professing to do so, and without fully appreciating its consequences or capitalizing on its benefits.
SSRN Link
http://ssrn.com/abstract=245664
Recommended Citation
Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2001