About Roger P. Alford

Roger P. Alford joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty in January 2012. Prof. Alford teaches and writes in a wide range of subject-matter areas, including international trade, international arbitration, and comparative law. Before entering the legal academy, he served as a law clerk to Judge James Buckley of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Judge Richard Allison of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. He practiced law with Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells) in Washington, D.C., and was also a senior legal advisor to the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Activities in Switzerland.

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May 6, 2012

Bolstering American Sovereignty with Treaties

Liberty Forum
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Filed Under: Charming Betsy Doctrine, Compact Clause, Federalism, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Globalization, International Court of Justice, Medellin v. Texas, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Optional Protocol of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, RUDs, Self-Execution Doctrine, Sovereignty, World Trade Organization

Concerns about sovereignty in an age of globalization are common, and often take a defensive posture that seeks to limit the reach of international law. But sovereignty and international law are not incompatible. Broadly understood, sovereignty may be defined as …