...jurisdiction. In Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy, 6 US 64, 118 (1804), Chief Justice Marshall wrote that "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...law of nations if any other possible construction" exists. And in determining what the law of nations was, in 1815 the Court commented that "I t |he decisions...

...US Constitution, federal statutes, or treaties. As early as 1 804 Chief Justice Marshall stated that "an Act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations [customary international law] if any other possible construction remains,"64 and the Restatement (Third)...

...opinion of the US Supreme Court in Murray v. the Charming Betsey, delivered by C. J . Marshall : ' ' An act of Congress ' ' ought never to be construed...nations if "any other possible construction remains :" 2 Cranch, 118.] This conclusion was not reached without much anxiety, for the court was marching...

...accepted the US submission that: "1n US law, it is an elementary principle of statutory construction that 'an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations if any other possible construction remains.' Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64, 1 18 (1804). While international obligations...

...agencies must recognize the longstanding and elementary principle of US statutory construction that "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations if any other possible construction remains." Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64, 118 (1804). While international obligations...

...Court applies to statutory construction involving an obligation under an international treaty, to wit, "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations, if any other possible construction remains. . . ." 141 ) The DeBartolo 142 case provides the ideal model for disposition of the First Amendment...

...agencies must recognize the longstanding and elementary principle of US statutory construction that "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...law of nations if any other possible construction remains".28 While international obligations cannot override inconsistent requirements of domestic law,...

...would inevitably ensue.31 This we cannot do. See McCulloch, 372 US at 21, 83 S Ct 671 (1963) C"[A]n act of congress ought never to be construed to violate...nations if any other possible construction remains'" (quoting Murray v. The Charming Betsy, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64, 2 L Ed 208 (1804))). We are not suggesting...

...interpret the Constitution. The primary reason for this is the famous Charming Betsy canon, which provides: "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...law of nations if any other possible construction remains."11 According to one scholar, "the interpretive role of international law, as reflected in...

...threat of torture. 38 32 ¿ Murray v. The Charming Betsy, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64, 118 (1804) (a statute “ought never to be construed to violate the law...nations, if any other possible construction remains”). See also United States v. PLO. , 695 F. Supp. 1456, 1468 (SDNY 1988) (noting “the lengths to which...