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22 San Diego Int'l L.J. 189 (2020-2021)
Remedies for United States-Mexico Cross-Border Incidents

handle is hein.journals/sdintl22 and id is 191 raw text is: Remedies for United States-Mexico
Cross-Border Incidents
SEBASTIAN A. NAVARRO*
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.       IN TR O D U C T IO N  ........................................................................................ 19 0
II.      HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CROSS-BORDER INCIDENTS ...................... 190
III.     ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF
CROSS-BORDER INCIDENTS...................................................................... 195
A .   L aw  in  the  U nited  States  ................................................................195
1. The Development of Federal Case Law From
Possibility to Futility...............................................................195
a.   The  Constitution  and  §  1983  ...........................................195
b.   F ederal  C ase  L aw  ...........................................................196
2. Customary International Law and the Law of Nations ...........201
3.  A lien  Tort  Statute  .................................................................... 202
B.    The Inadequacy of Laws in the United States ................................202
C .   International  L aw  ..........................................................................205
1.   United  Nations  Charter Article  2............................................206
2.   The United Nations Charter and Relevant State Powers ........207
3.   The Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court........208
4.   Customary International Law Under the United Nations .......210
5.   Bilateral Treaties and International Agreements....................210
IV. SOLUTIONS .............................................................................................. 212
A.    Providing a Legislative Remedy Does Not Violate
Separation of Powers.....................................................................212
B.    Providing a Remedy Will Not Invite More or Frivolous
C la im s ............................................................................................2 1 4
C.    Providing a Remedy Will Not Prevent Agents from
Perform  ing  A ssigned  D uties  .......................................................... 215
*    ( 2020 Sebastian A. Navarro. J.D. 2021 Candidate, University of SanDiego School
of Law.

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