The chapters on lawmaking methodology and on integration of international law into the U.S. legal system constitute the core of the book. Among the topics discussed in lawmaking methodology are international adjudication; classical customary international law; treaties, custom, and general international law; the lawmaking role of international organizations; the dynamics of change in international law; and international treaty law. Chapters pertinent to the integration of international law into the U.S. legal system address the nature and scope of treaty power, the U.S. Senate's role in the making of treaties, treaties as a source of municipal law, executive agreements in U.S. law, and customary and general international law in U.S. courts. Other chapters examine international law doctrine concerning the jurisdiction of States, the U.S. law of sovereign immunity, and the role of international human rights law in U.S. courts. The notes and questions that follow each principal case discussed also highlight lawmaking methodology. They are designed to help the student understand both what issues were decided and how the tribunal or other decisionmaker reached its decision. Subject index