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Self-executing

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004469

Describing a treaty or constitutional provision that takes effect without the need for further legislative action. Its terms are sufficiently clear and precise to be directly applied by courts. In the United States, the determination of whether a treaty is self-executing is made by the courts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004469
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004469",
  "term": "Self-executing",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Describing a treaty or constitutional provision that takes effect without the need for further legislative action. Its terms are sufficiently clear and precise to be directly applied by courts. In the United States, the determination of whether a treaty is self-executing is made by the courts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/self-executing/"
}

Record 4,542 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.