GENERAL LAW OF INTERSTATE COMPACTS: UNDERSTANDING & IMPLEMENTING INTERSTATE COMPACTS

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Bench Book Chapter 1 Menu

1. Chapter 1 Overview
2. Chapter 1.1 Who Must Comply with an Interstate Compact?
3. Chapter 1.2 Nature of Interstate Compacts
4. Chapter 1.2.1 Interstate Compacts are Formal Agreements Between States
5. Chapter 1.2.2 Compacts Are Not Uniform Laws Because of Their Contractual Nature
6. Chapter 1.2.3 Compacts Are Not Administrative Agreements
7. Chapter 1.3 Delegation of State Authority to an Interstate Commission
8. Chapter 1.4 Congressional Consent and the ICJ
9. Chapter 1.4.1 Implications of Congressional Consent
10. Chapter 1.4.2 Withdrawal and Modification of Congressional Consent
11. Chapter 1.5 Interpretation of Interstate Compacts
12. Chapter 1.6 Application of State Law that Conflicts with an Interstate Compact
13. Chapter 1.6.1 Analyzing Potential Conflicts between State Constitutions and ICJ
14. Chapter 1.7 Special Considerations for Litigation Involving Interstate Commissions
15. Chapter 1.7.1 Relief Must Be Consistent with the Compact
16. Chapter 1.7.2 Eleventh Amendment Issues for Interstate Commissions
17. Chapter 1.8 Party State, Interstate Commission, and Third-Party Enforcement of Compacts
18. Chapter 1.9 Effect of Withdrawal (Article XI)
19. Chapter 1.10 Recommended Sources of Compact Law and Information