Article III states that the federal courts have law claims jurisdiction over

Recall that the word “federal” comes from the word “foedus,” which is a treaty. Accordingly, “federal” law is intrinsically “treaty” law. Article III empowers federal courts to adjudicate cases by applying and interpreting three sources of international law: (i) the Constitution, which is a treaty; (ii) treaties to which the United States are parties; and (iii) federal statutory law implementing the Constitution, other U.S. treaties, and the law of nations.

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in Article III, international law claims cases “affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be a Party.” And Congress has vested original jurisdiction of Article III, international law claim cases in the federal district courts for both criminal and civil matters.

U.S. CONSTITUTION: THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH

The International Legal Constructionist (ILC) approach to constitutional interpretation requires that the Constitution's text be construed in conformity with the United States' international legal obligations because the Constitution is a treaty that per the conventional law of nations must be construed in conformity with the states-parties' other international legal obligations.