So why hasn't the self-executing rule gotten much attention before?

An order based on an intelligence "finding" is not self-executing.

Remember demands to “read the bill” and outrage over the self-executing rule?

It should be noted that international agreements in Israel are not self-executing.

The beauty of the independent counsel statute is its self-executing nature.

Yet another ploy used in the House is what's known as a "self-executing rule."

As with many written constitutions, only few articles are considered to be self-executing.

But all agreed on one point: Any remedy should be "self-executing," as several of them put it.

Firstly, as indicated above, international law is not self-executing in Canada.

These concepts are not however self-executing; that much is readily apparent from the previous analysis.

For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing.

Some analysts have questioned the constitutionality of the self-executing rule.

"Especially in this case, where the legal standards are not so self-executing, it really does depends on who you draw.

American jurisprudence has held that some treaties are not self-executing."

In the United States, as a general rule, courts do not have self-executing powers.

A self-executing order is a type of court order.

Parliamentary specialists said there is ample precedent for self-executing rules.

It can be distinguished from regulations which are self-executing and do not require any implementing measures.

Wolfensberger said self-executing rules often have been employed at an earlier stage, rather than for final passage of a bill.

The committee is responsible for deciding whether the full House will have a chance to pass the Senate bill using the self-executing rule.

He has called the maneuver, also known as a "self-executing rule," the "ultimate in Washington power grabs."

It brought to mind so-called "self-executing clauses" in treaties or commercial contracts.

Also any law may be tested against any self-executing treaty, though this rarely happens.

A rule that says that states should guarantee freedom of expression to its citizens is self-executing.