Rufus Wheeler Peckham, United States v. Lim — Opinion of the Court
“ Aside from the duty imposed by the Constitution to respect treaty stipulations when they become the subject of judicial proceedings, the court cannot be unmindful of the fact that the honor of the government and the people of the United States is involved in every inquiry whether rights secured by such stipulations shall be recognized and protected. ”
Rufus Wheeler Peckham, United States v. Lim — Opinion of the Court
“ It is impossible to entertain the belief that the Congress of the United States, immediately after the conclusion of a treaty between this country and the Chinese Empire, would, while assuming to carry out its provisions, pass an act which violated or unreasonably obstructed the obligation of any provision of the treaty. ”
Rufus Wheeler Peckham, United States v. Lim — Opinion of the Court
“ If we hold that she is entitled to come in as the wife, because the true construction of the treaty and the act permits it, there is no provision which makes the certificate the only proof of the fact that she is such wife. ”
