Litigious Uses of International Treaties to Determine Racial Status and Its Consequences in Vichy France
Publication Date
1998
Journal
American Society of International Law Proceedings
Abstract
The article examines how international legal texts have been interpreted and misapplied historically, highlighting their role in exclusion, persecution, and the manipulation of legal frameworks. It illustrates this through three case studies: the colonial roots of international law, the use of treaties in Vichy France to determine racial status, and the misinterpretation of the Berne Convention by pirates. These examples demonstrate how legal texts can be weaponized to justify oppression and violate human rights, emphasizing the need for ethical interpretation and robust legal frameworks.
Volume
92
First Page
375
Last Page
375
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272503700058274
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Law | Legal History
Recommended Citation
Richard H. Weisberg,
Litigious Uses of International Treaties to Determine Racial Status and Its Consequences in Vichy France,
92
Am. Soc'y Int'l L. Proc.
375
(1998).
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272503700058274
Comments
The Challenge of Non-State Actors: Reading International Legal Texts