The powers of war and peace : the constitution and foreign affairs after 9/11 /

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John Yoo examines the constitutional framework for decisions about foreign affairs, particularly the powers of war and peace. He points out that from Truman and Korea to Clinton's intervention in Kosovo, US presidents have had to act decisively on the world stage without a declaration of war.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yoo, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
War and emergency powers > United States.
Pouvoirs exceptionnels > États-Unis.
LAW > Taxation.
Diplomatic relations > Law and legislation
War and emergency powers
United States > Foreign relations > Law and legislation.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Droit.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The eighteenth-century Anglo-American Constitution and foreign affairs
  • Foreign affairs and the prelude to the constitution
  • Writing and ratifying a foreign affairs constitution
  • War powers for a new world
  • International politics as law?: interpreting and ending treaties
  • Treaties and the legislative power
  • Laws as treaties?: statutes as international agreements
  • The constitution and the multilateral future.

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