The Congress shall have Power to define and punish Offences against theLawofNations.
国会应有权力界定及惩罚违反万国公法。
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Adopted in 1789, possibly to target pirates, the statute allows for civil actions by aliens for wrongful ACTS "committed in violation ofthelawofnations or a treaty of the United States".
Rich nations have the capacity to extract resources responsibly.That they don't is a measure of their irresponsibility and the weakness of international law.