Williams v. Hayes

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• noting that the evidentiary weight of a treaty increases as more countries ratify it and those countries implement and abide by its principles
• noting that Security Council resolutions are binding upon Member States, citing Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter
• noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is non-binding on the United States and that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not create a private right of action
• \The determination of what offenses violate customary international law . . . is no simple task.\ (emphasis added)

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