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Look up the case Sei Fuji v. California. (Google it) Part 1. Brief the case. Facts Sei Fuji a Japanese alien shortly after World War II bought land in California in 1948. Sei Fuji was ineligible for citizenship under United States naturalization laws and California alien law made the land escheat to the state. Sei Fuji sued to get his land back stating that there isn’t any United States-Japan law that says Japanese can’t own land in the United States. Then Sei Fuji appealed and the appellate court decided that the alien land law violated the United Nations Human Rights Provision and reversed the law. The State of California appealed to the state supreme court. Issue(s) Is California’s alien land law valid and does it violate the United States Constitution and the UN Human rights provisions, if it does is it automatically applicable? Holdings Yes Reasonle The United Nations states that every person has human rights and fundamental freedoms without the distinction as to race. Denying the California alien land law was decided unconstitutional because the 14th amendment stated that racial discrimination, so the Alien Land Act is invalid. In this case Sei Fuji got his land back. Part 2. Discuss the human rights violation(s). The case of Sei Fuji v. California is about the discrimination of Japanese citizen Sei Fuji for buying land in California. California’s alien land act prohibits immigrants from buying land. There were many human rights that’s being violated the preamble and article I of the UN Charter which states that promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for the fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. If the united states is a member of the United Nations that means the United Nations Charter is accepted and treaties are legal and must be adhered by the United States. The General purpose of the UN is not selfexecuting which means it is not for the befit of the UN what so ever....