War Powers The Politics of Constitutional Authority |
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| Author:
| Zeisberg, Mariah |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-16803-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war? War Powers argues that the Constitution doesn't offer a single legal answer to that question. But its
Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war? War Powers argues that the Constitution doesn't offer a single legal answer to that question. But its