The powers of war and peace : the constitution and foreign affairs after 9/11
"John Yoo, formerly a lawyer in the Department of Justice, here makes the case for a completely new approach to understanding what the Constitution says about foreign affairs, particularly the powers of war and peace. Looking to American history, Yoo points out that from Truman and Korea to Clinton's intervention in Kosovo, American presidents have had to act decisively on the world stage without a declaration of war. They are able to do so. Yoo argues, because the Constitution grants the president, Congress, and the courts very different powers, requiring them to negotiate the country's foreign policy. He roots his controversial analysis in a brilliant reconstruction of the original understanding of the foreign affairs power and supplements it with arguments based on constitutional text, structure, and history."--Jacket
xii, 366 pages ; 24 cm
9780226960319, 0226960315
57754140
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