...the "admonition of Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in The Charming Betsy, 2 Craneh 64, 118 (1804), that 'an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations if any other possible construction remains . . .'" It mentioned an article in a treaty with Honduras, and a rule of customary international law...

...might have followed the dictum of Mr Chief Justice Marshall in 'The Charming Betsy' case,1 that '. . .an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations if any other possible construction remains', quoted and relied upon by the Supreme Court as recently as 17 February 19632 which added ' . . . therefore...

...in clear terms by Chief Justice Marshall in 18o4 in The Charming Betsey, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64, 1 18: 'An act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations, if any other possible construction remains.' For an affirmation of the rule that in the United States a subsequent statute overrides the provisions...

...stringently — to limit the effect of a Congressional enactment. Chief Justice Marshall once ruled that "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations, if any possible other constructions remains. . . ." 2S (Emphasis added.) More reasonably^ the Court has sometimes...

...international law. In Hurray v. The 112/ Charming Betsey. Chief Justice Marshall stated for the Court that "an Act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations, if 109/ 175 US 677 (1900). IIP/ The Paquete Habana. 175 US at 700. See also Henkin, Foreign ftffairs and...

...in a series of decisions. Initially, in deciding Murray v. The Charming Betsy.23 Marshall wrote that "an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...law of nations if any other possible construction remains."24 Marshall indicated, however, that if the courts cannot construe congressional action to...

...subsequent Federal statute is superior to a previous treaty. However, the general principle is that "an Act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations, if any other possible construction remains ...." Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy. 6 US (2Cranch) 64, 118 (1804) (Marshall, CJ). As discussed...

...subsequent Federal statute is superior to a previous treaty. However, the general principle is that "ar. Act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate...nations, if any other possible construction remains ....• Murray v. Schooner Charai.no Betsy. 6 US (2Cranch) 64, 118 (1804) (Marshall, CJ). As discussed...

...presumption by drawing on language from cases involving the wholly independent rule of construction that an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...law of nations if any other possible construction remained. The strictness of that rule of construction enabled the Court to avoid the international...

...J. Int'l L. 913 (1986). 41 See Murray v. The Schooner Charming Betsy, 6 US (2 Cranch) 64,118 (1804) ("an Act of Congress ought never to be construed to...nations if any other possible construction remains"); Chew Heong v. United States, 112 US 536,539-40 (1884) (interpreting statute to avoid conflict with...