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I might be mistaken, but when an international treaty is ratified, it has the same weight as a constitutional amendment. I’m sure the US ratified something around those lines.

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It is unfortunately not that straightforward in the case of the US. For example, the ICCPR was ratified by the US, but declared “not self-executing.” The ICESCR was never ratified.

Well... The US has been getting away with all sorts of shenanigans for the past century. I think it's time to grow up and behave like an adult country.

Which won't happen until it has an adult president, but that's a different story.

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