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Authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Override International Law in Extraterritorial Law Enforcement Activities

Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel

Decided June 21, 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

Authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation To Override International Law In Extraterritorial Law Enforcement Activities At the direction of the President or the Attorney General, the FBI may use its statutory authority to investigate and arrest individuals for violating United States law, even if the FBI’s actions contravene customary international law. The President, acting through the Attorney General, has the inherent constitutional author­ ity to deploy the FBI to investigate and arrest individuals for violating United States law, even if those actions contravene customary…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Oliver v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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