True/False 5. The general philosophy underlying the United Nations Charter is th

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5. The general philosophy underlying the United Nations Charter is that relationships of member nations are to be governed by the rule of law.

6. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, however, ratified treaties and federal statutory and common law also have priority over state statutory, common and administrative law.

7. The Commerce Clause is in Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. It has been the legal basis for the enactment and enforcement of virtually all U.S. federal regulatory laws.

8. The U.S. Constitution refers to international law mainly through references to treaties (in the Treaty Clause, and elsewhere) and by one reference to “the law of nations.”

9. Hugo Grotius, “the father of international law, published two especially influential books – The Law of War and Peace, and Law of the Sea.

10. Three fundamental principles of Grotius’s international law system were: pacta sunt servanda; freedom of the seas; and the duty of restitution (or reparations) for damages caused to other nation-states.

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5. The general philosophy underlying the United Nations Charter is that relationships of member nations are to be governed by the rule of law.

True

6. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, however, ratified treaties and federal statutory and common law also have priority over state statutory, common and administrative law.

False

Explanation - Treaties are never negotiated and concluded by states, as the federal government has exclusive authority over relations with other nation-states.

7. The Commerce Clause is in Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. It has been the legal basis for the enactment and enforcement of virtually all U.S. federal regulatory laws.

True

References - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3151195/

8. The U.S. Constitution refers to international law mainly through references to treaties (in the Treaty Clause, and elsewhere) and by one reference to “the law of nations.”

True

9. Hugo Grotius, “the father of international law, published two especially influential books – The Law of War and Peace, and Law of the Sea.

False

10. Three fundamental principles of Grotius’s international law system were: pacta sunt servanda; freedom of the seas; and the duty of restitution (or reparations) for damages caused to other nation-states.

False

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