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11 Int'l L. News 1 (1982)

handle is hein.journals/inrnlwnw11 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL L A~rW NEWS Volume I1. Number I Section of International Law American Bar Association Chairman's Column THE CASE OF THE CHARTER Having committed the Section of International Law to a program (see Chairman's Column, vol. 10, no. 4) of Impact Through Excellence-actual impact on the shaping and application of sensible international law-I wish to emphasize an important means for achieving the desired impact: The ABA resolution process. In the past I myself question- ed whether the ABA House of Delegates could adopt a resolu- tion in time to be effective, and how such resolutions could help charies N. Buwer shape international law. I recall vividly my acute disbe- lief upon being informed years ago, while serving as Acting Legal Adviser of the U.S. State Department, that the only official reaction of the ABA to controver- sial war powers legislation would be a lengthy, ex- pensive and distinctly historical study (which inciden- tally remains unfinished more than seven years after Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution). A short time later, however, my very first experience working on a Section project proved to me just how timely and useful the resolution process can be if in- voked. In the Spring of 1974 there was very broad con- cern that the U.S. General Assembly in the fall would adopt a Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States containing provisions plainly inconsistent with U.S. interests, e.g., permitting expropriation of U.S. investment by developing countries without just (or even any) compensation as required by existing interna- tional law. Moreover, it was feared that the U.S. government would not actively oppose such action but rather go along with a consensus, as it had just done (Continued on page 4) Spring Section Meeting to Be at Boston The Section will hold its Spring Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in cooperation with the Boston Bar Association from April 16-18 at the Copley Plaza Hotel. The schedule for the meeting is as follows: Friday, April 16 4:30-6:30 P.M. Administration Committee Meeting 7:00-9:00 P.M. Reception in the Alexander Parris Room at Faneuil Hall Saturday, April 17 8:00-9:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast/Orientation Program-Prospective Members New Members Law Students Young Lawyers 9:00-9:30 A.M. THE PROGRAM Welcoming Statements: Mr. CHARLE N. BROWER, Chairman Section of International Law American Bar Association Mr. JOHN C. VINCENT, JR., Chairman International Law Section Boston Bar Association 9:30-10:20 A.M. PROFESSOR DELEV VAGTS Harvard Law School The Restatement of Foreign Relations Law 10:20-10:45 A.M. Questions and Answers 10:45-11:00 A.M. Break 11:00-11:50A.M. PROFESSOR ABRAM CAYES Harvard Law School Mr. A. H. CHAYES, formerly Under-Secretary of the Air Force Department of Defense (Continjed on page 7) Copyright © 1982 American Bar Association Winter 1982 Produced by the ABA Press

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