Seery v. United States.

Abstract

Recognition — Of States — Annexation of Austria by Germany — Non-recognition by United States — Status of Austria Pending Conclusion of Treaty of Peace — Whether Occupied or Liberated Territory — Requisition of Property.

Individual in International Law — Position of — State Control over Private Claims.

Treaties — Forms of — Executive Agreements Made by the United States of America — Effect on Constitutional Rights.

Treaties — Operation of — Executive Agreements Made by the United States of America — Effect on Constitutional Rights.

Belligerent Occupation — Respect for Private Property — Requisition of Real and Personal Property for Use as Officers’ Club by Occupying Forces — Obligation to Pay Compensation — Whether Austria Occupied or Liberated Territory.

State Responsibility — Claims — State Control over Private Claims — Agreement to Settle Claims and to Guarantee Another State against Such Claims — Effect on Claims of Nationals of State to which Guarantee Runs — International Agreements, other than Treaties, which Impair Constitutional Rights — The Law of the United States of America — Austria — Whether Occupied or Liberated Territory — Requisition of Property in Territory Subject to Belligerent Occupation.