Can we file a Complaint for Declaratory Relief to obtain our rights under a Senate-ratified treaty?

Question

I have a group of several hundred friends and associates. We live in Asia. According to our reading of a US Senate-ratified treaty, we should have certain rights under US laws, and under the US constitution. However, local US government officials here in our country of residence refuse to answer our letters or applications for remedial treatment or assistance.

In regarding to the filing a Complaint for Declaratory Relief in a US court, a law student in the USA said that we lack "case or controversy" to establish any facts sufficient to warrant jurisdiction ..... and quoted 28 USC 2201: In a case of actual controversy within its jurisdiction, .... upon the filing of an appropriate pleading, may declare the rights and other legal relations of any interested party seeking such declaration, whether or not further relief is or could be sought.

Can we get around this problem somehow? We have tried to contact government officials in the USA, but they don't respond to us either.

Answer 1

It just depends on what rights you think you're entitled to. You really should consult a lawyer. Government officials certainly aren't going to help you sue the government, but a lawyer might be interested. Are these rights you're suing for worth paying a lawyer? Or would a lawyer be willing to settle for part of the award? If not, then you're pretty much hopeless. Because if it's not worth getting a lawyer, then you can't do anything anyway. But again, it all just depends on what rights you're talking about. I've never heard of any such rights, but I'm not a lawyer. The lawyers know everything, if you've got the money. And even then, they can still lose your case. It's all really just a big crapshoot.