War and responsibility : constitutionallessons of Vietnam and its aftermath /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ely, John Hart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
Temas:
1961-1975
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
War, Declaration of > United States > History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Déclaration de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
War and emergency powers
War, Declaration of
United States
Foreign relations > Disputes > International law
Constitutional law
UnitedStates
Vietnam
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: The Constitutional Framework
  • The Counterargument from Obsolescence
  • The Counterargument from Practice
  • Korea
  • Chapter 2: Vietnam: The (Troubled) Constitutionality of the War They Told Us About
  • The Constitutionality of the Vietnam War, 1964-1973
  • The American Ground Incursion into Cambodia, 1970
  • The Repeal of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 1971
  • The Continued Bombing of Cambodia, 1973
  • Chapter 3: Inducing Congress to Face Up to Its Constitutional Responsibilities
  • The Experience Since Vietnam
  • Can Anybody Here Fix This Thing?
  • Judicial ""Remand"" as a Corrective for Legislative Evasion
  • Chapter 4: The (Unenforceable) Unconstitutionality of the ""Secret War"" in Laos, 1962-1969
  • America's Role in the War in Laos
  • Defense 1: Because It Wasn't Fought by Our ""Armed Forces,"" the Campaign in Laos Wasn't Covered by the Constitutional Requirement That Wars Be Authorized by Congress
  • Defense 2: The Tonkin Gulf Resolution Authorized the War in Laos
  • Defense 3: There Were Compelling Military Reasons Why Congress and the American Public Could Not Be Told About the War in Laos, and Thus Why Authorization Could Not Be Sought
  • Defense 4: In Fact the ""Secret War"" in Laos Was No Secret
  • What is the Remedy for a Secret War?
  • Chapter 5: The (Enforceable) Unconstitutionality of the Secret Bombing of Cambodia, 1969-1970
  • The Sihanouk Scenarios
  • What Is the Remedy for a Secret War in Which Congress Isn't Complicit?
  • Chapter 6: ""Covert"" War Today
  • Have Covert Wars Been Congressionally Authorized En Masse?
  • Must Covert Wars Be Congressionally Authorized?
  • Have I Just Given Away the Store?
  • Appendix: Toward a War Powers (Combat Authorization) Act That Works
  • Provisions That Don't Do Any Good and Only Give the President an Excuse to Flout the Resolution
  • Strengthening the Potentially Operational Provisions
  • A Proposed Combat Authorization Act
  • Notes
  • Index

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