Hitai v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Abstract

International law — Relation to municipal law — Interpretation of United Nations Charter — Effect on municipal statute of Article 55 providing for respect for human rights without distinction as to race — Whether Article 55 self — executing — The law of the United States of America.

The individual in international law — Aliens — Expulsion of — Right of expulsion — Classification of alien by race or nationality — United States Immigration and Nationality Act, 1952 — Applicability of United Nations Charter, Article 55 — Competence of courts to review expulsion order — The law of the United States of America.