PSC 4361 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Taiwan Relations Act, Anthony Kennedy, Foreign Affairs Manual
16 Oct 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Manachem zivotofsky was born in jerusalem to parents who are u. s. citizens who requested that the u. s. state department record their son"s birthplace as israel on his passport, citing. Section 214(d) of the foreign relations authorization act, which allowed citizens to list the city or town of birth rather than the country if they object to the country listed as sovereign. However, the foreign affairs manual prohibits the state department from recording citizens" birthplaces as sovereigns that conflict with the executive branch"s policy, and the. U. s. does not recognize any country as having sovereignty over jerusalem. Department refused to list manachem"s birthplace as israel and listed jerusalem instead. Manachem"s parents sued the secretary of state, john kerry, seeking the enforcement of. Section 214(d) that would allow them to list his birthplace as israel. U. s. constitution: article ii, section 3 ( reception clause ) Foreign relations authorization act, section 214, subsection (d) Youngstown sheet & tube co. v. sawyer (1952)
