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The article presents abstracts of various papers related to international law. One of the papers discussed is "Defenses to Action on Foreign Judgment." By the civil law a foreign judgment, in the absence of treaty or statutory provision, is reviewable on the merits. When approved it is declared executory and enforced directly. At common law the rule is otherwise. A foreign judgment is conclusive on the merits, because it creates an obligation which is recognized like any other foreign-acquired right. Other papers discussed are "The Effect of Changing the Use of Land Taken by Eminent Domain," "Revision of Alimony Decrees," "Actual Competition As an Essential Element in Unfair Trade Cases" and "Effect on Incomplete Release of Appointment of Debtor As Executor."

The article discusses the extraterritorial constitution and the interpretive relevance of international law in the U.S. Accordingly, the paper proceeds in three parts. The first part discusses the state of the law following United States versus Verdugo-Urquidez and the contemporary significance of the question of extraterritorial application of the Constitution. The second part situates the impracticable and anomalous standard in historical context, drawing on the nineteenth-century use of international law to identify powers inherent in sovereignty. The third part argues that in the context of the war on terrorism, it is sensible to look to international humanitarian law to guide the inquiry into when certain rights apply extraterritorially.

The article focuses on the effect of World War I on international law. The law must take them into account, no matter what the theories of doctrinaires and Utopians. The world is familiar with the successive laws through which the U.S. has protected its population against the disagreeable results of immigration. The the decree of October 2, 1888, followed by the law of August 8, 1893, required foreigners residing in France to make a declaration to the police authorities and to carry papers which should be vise, in the commune to which they moved, each time that they changed their residence. The moving about of individuals which will be caused by military operations is likely to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and the comparison of law. Sometimes it will cause a case of conflict.

The article discusses a paper and various books related to the lawsuits in the U.S. The paper discussed is "The Legal Nature of International Law," by George B. Scott. In this paper, the writer maintains two propositions: first, that the quality of enforceability and the existence of a sanction are not essential to the definition of law; secondly, that assuming a sanction to be requisite, one is present in the realm of international law. Some of the books discussed are "The Abuse of New Trials," by Everett P. Wheeler, "The Act of Congress Permitting Suits Against Federal Receivers: Injunctions From State Courts," by W.A. Coutts and "Dissenting Opinions," by V.H. Roberts.