Geofroy v. Riggs
Citations
- 133 U.S. 258
- 10 S. Ct. 295
- 33 L. Ed. 642
- 1890 U.S. LEXIS 1907
Syllabus
<p>A citizen of France can take land in the District of Columbia by descent from a citizen- of the United States.</p> <p>The treaty power of the United States extends to the protection to be afforded to citizens of a foreign country owning property in this • country and to the manner in which.that property may be transferred, devised or inherited.</p> <p>The District of Columbia, as a political community, is one of “ the States of the Union,” within the meaning of that term as used in article 7 of the Consular Convention of February 23, 1853, with France:</p> <p>Article 7 of the Convention with France of September 30, 1800, construed.</p> <p>Article 7 of the Consular Convention with France of February 23, 1853, construed.</p>
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- holding that the District is one of “the States of the 187 33 Op. O.L.C. 156 (2009) Union” for purposes of a particular consular convention with France
- “That the treaty power of the United States extends to all proper subjects of negotiation between our government and the governments of other nations is clear.”
- \That the treaty power of the United States extends to all proper subjects of negotiation between our government and the governments of other nations is clear.\
- “It is a rule, in construing treaties as well as laws, to give a sensible meaning to all their provisions, if that be practicable.”
- “words [of the treaty] are to be taken in their ordinary meaning, as understood in the public law of nations, and not in any artificial or special sense impressed upon them by local law”
- characterizing treaties as contracts between nations
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