The following excerpt from the UN Charter shows that the UN Charter (having been ratified by the member nations including the United States of America in 1945) is the hub, the supreme law and treaty, of all international laws.
The US Constitution at Article VI, makes the UN Charter as a "treaty made " part of "the supreme law of the land".
If more US citizens understood this more US citizens might understand the seriousness of breaching the UN Charter (the meta-contract) by allowing Presidents to launch aggressive international wars. The international trade treaties are beneath the UN Charter in the hierarchy because the UN Charter is the peace treaty enabling peaceful trade within a system of law.
When Bush launched an aggressive war in Iraq (a UN member nation) he undermined the contractual basis of civilization. He undermined the rule of law that in turn underlies global trade.::::::::
Chapter XVI
Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 102
1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it.
2. No party to any such treaty of international agreement which has not been registered in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ of the United Nations.
Article 103
In the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail.
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