“In his Droit des gens (1758) Vattel offered a clear definition of a constitution ...”
“The classic text that influenced the drafters of the American Constitution was de Vattel’s ‘Law of Nations’”
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“In one chapter of his book, Nations or Sovereign States, Mr. Vattel declared that, Every Nation which governs itself,” Political Sovereignty: The Supreme Authority in the United States - Page 74
“St. George Tucker, in what became the early republic’s predominant text on the Constitution, applied Vattel’s arguments to the American case to make precisely these points.” Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century - Page 286
” The first passage to be quoted enumerates the essentials of a State or Nation stated in terms of Vattel, then and now a good ... is too plainly and expressly declared in the constitution” Judicial settlement of controversies between states of the ... - Page 106
Tell us again Mr Rogers how Vattel is limited to Swiss law.
The classic text that influenced the drafters of the American Constitution was de Vattels Law of Nations
From dual to cooperative federalism: the changing structure of ... - Page 114