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Parent Motion to Dismiss on Behalf of all Defendants
Date June 1946
Language English
Collection Tavenner Papers & IMTFE Official Records
Box Box 3
Folder General Reports and Memoranda from June 1946
Repository University of Virginia Law Library
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. vs ARAKI, Sadao, et al Defendants AMENDMENT TO MOTION TO DISMISS ON BEHALF OF ALL DEFENDANTS DEALING WITH THE JURISDITION OF THE TRIBUNAL Add the following sentence at the end of paragraph 4 of said motion: The amended Charter of 26 April 1946 is repugnant to and in violation of Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States which provides that “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed,” and of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10 of the Constitution of the United States which provides the Congress shall have sole power “To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations.” -5-