Treaties and Executive Agreements in the United States

Much of the legal system existing among the members of the society of nations has its origin in treaties and agreements. A substantial share of the mutually-binding precepts governing the relations among independent nations flows from the engage­ ments to which they subscribe. By crystallizing juridical rela­ tionships, this world-wide network of compacts helps to stabilize international affairs, and its growth and development are essen­ tial in the absence of an acceptable alternative law-creat