Willy Dreyfus v. August Von Finck and Merck, Finck & Co.

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• affirming dismissal for lack of cause of action under treaties in suit by alien where jurisdiction expressly based on sections 1331 and 1350
• affirming dismissal for lack of cause of action under treaties in suit by alien where jurisdiction expressly based on sections 1331 and 1350
• dismissing suit for lack of jurisdiction where Jewish plaintiff, a former German citizen, sought restitution for the wrongful confiscation of his property in Nazi Germany in 1938
• applying presumption to Hague Convention, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, the Versailles Treaty, and the Four Power Occupation Agreement
• dismissing claim based on non-self-executing treaty violation because while 28 U.S.C. § 1331 provided jurisdiction for the court to consider a claim under a treaty, it did not provide a cause of action
• \[V]iolations of international law do not occur when the aggrieved parties are nationals of the acting state.\

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