虽然高院对该案的分析主要基于对国内因素的考虑，但法官们同时也援引了欧盟的一份法律纲要，其中描述了国际社会对这种做法的强烈反对。
While most of the Court's analysis focused on domestic considerations, the Justices also invoked a legal brief filed by the European Union that described the overwhelming disapproval of the practice in the world community.