Act of State Doctrine

Act of State Doctrine in the United States

Act of State Doctrine

United States Constitution

According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 679 ACT OF STATE DOCTRINERecognized by English courts as early as 1674, the act of state doctrine prohibits United States courts from examining the validity of foreign acts of state. Chief Justice john marshall mentioned a doctrine of noninvolvement in 1808, but the Supreme Court did not accord it
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