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The Powers of War and Peace by John Yoo; 1st Edition, Near Fine / Near Fine
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- Book Title
- Powers of War and Peace : the Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11
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- 9in
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- University of Chicago Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- English
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- Law, Political Science
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- General, International Relations / General, International Relations / Treaties, Legal History, Military
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- 378 Pages
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Since the September 11 attacks on the United States, the Bush administration has come under fire for its methods of combating terrorism. Waging war against al Qaeda has proven to be a legal quagmire, with critics claiming that the administration's response in Afghanistan and Iraq is unconstitutional. The war on terror--and, in a larger sense, the administration's decision to withdraw from the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto accords--has many wondering whether the constitutional framework for making foreign affairs decisions has been discarded by the present administration. 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. Yoo 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. Accessibly blending historical arguments with current policy debates, The Powers of War and Peace will no doubt be hotly debated. And while the questions it addresses are as old and fundamental as the Constitution itself, America's response to the September 11 attacks has renewed them with even greater force and urgency. "Can the president of the United States do whatever he likes in wartime without oversight from Congress or the courts? This year, the issue came to a head as the Bush administration struggled to maintain its aggressive approach to the detention and interrogation of suspected enemy combatants in the war on terrorism. But this was also the year that the administration's claims about presidential supremacy received their most sustained intellectual defense in] The Powers of War and Peace ."--Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times "Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo's approach offers a way to renew our political system's democratic vigor."--David B. Rivkin Jr. and Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, National Review
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226960315
ISBN-13
9780226960319
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45588849
Product Key Features
Book Title
Powers of War and Peace : the Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, International Relations / General, International Relations / Treaties, Legal History, Military
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Law, Political Science
Number of Pages
378 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Weight
21.7 Oz
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
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Kf5060.Y66 2005
Publication Date
2005-10-03
Reviews
"The book argues that the Constitution gives the president a much larger role in foreign affairs and military operations than the other two branches of the federal government, that the president does not need a congressional declaration of war before placing troops on the ground and that treaties ratified the Senate have no legal impact unless Congress explicitly passes laws saying that they do.", A convincing and judicious case for the need in a post-September 11 era to re-evaluate what the Constitution says about foreign affairs. Mr. Yoo's book covers a broad range of foreign policy areas like international law, treaties and multilateralism and addresses each with clarity and scholarly care. But at its heart, The Powers of War and Peace is a scathing criticism of those whom he argues have neglected their constitutional responsibility. . . . A valuable contribution to the tradition of works about the Constitution and foreign affairs. Like The Prince , it uses insider knowledge to boldly state political truths that others dare not utter., "Can the president of the United States do whatever he likes in wartime without oversight from Congress or the courts? This year, the issue came to a head as the Bush administration struggled to maintain its aggressive approach to the detention and interrogation of suspected enemy combatants in the war on terrorism. But this was also the year that the administration''s claims about presidential supremacy received their most sustained intellectual defense [in]The Powers of War and Peace."--Jeffrey Rosen,The New York Times, "Can the president of the United States do whatever he likes in wartime without oversight from Congress or the courts? This year, the issue came to a head as the Bush administration struggled to maintain its aggressive approach to the detention and interrogation of suspected enemy combatants in the war on terrorism. But this was also the year that the administration''s claims about presidential supremacy received their most sustained intellectual defense [in] The Powers of War and Peace ."--Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times, The book argues that the Constitution gives the president a much larger role in foreign affairs and military operations than the other two branches of the federal government, that the president does not need a congressional declaration of war before placing troops on the ground and that treaties ratified the Senate have no legal impact unless Congress explicitly passes laws saying that they do., "There is a refreshing elegance to Yoo''s theory. Forgoing hair-splitting doctrinal debates about congressional and executive claims to primacy in foreign affairs, Yoo tells the two branches to duke it out politically, deploying their allocated powers to reach a political equilibrium. By shifting the debate from the legal to the political arena, Yoo''s theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo''s approach offers a way to renew our political system''s democratic vigor. . . . An impressive scholarly achievement,The Powers of War and Peaceshould be read by anyone with an interest in constitutional law and foreign policy."--David B. Rivkin Jr. & Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky,National Review, "A convincing and judicious case for the need in a post-September 11 era to re-evaluate what the Constitution says about foreign affairs. Mr. Yoo''s book covers a broad range of foreign policy areas like international law, treaties and multilateralism and addresses each with clarity and scholarly care. But at its heart, "The Powers of War and Peace" is a scathing criticism of those whom he argues have neglected their constitutional responsibility. . . . A valuable contribution to the tradition of works about the Constitution and foreign affairs. Like "The Prince", it uses insider knowledge to boldly state political truths that others dare not utter."--Nicholas J. Xenakis, "The Washington Times", "There is a refreshing elegance to Yoo''s theory. Forgoing hair-splitting doctrinal debates about congressional and executive claims to primacy in foreign affairs, Yoo tells the two branches to duke it out politically, deploying their allocated powers to reach a political equilibrium. By shifting the debate from the legal to the political arena, Yoo''s theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo''s approach offers a way to renew our political system''s democratic vigor. . . . An impressive scholarly achievement, The Powers of War and Peaceshould be read by anyone with an interest in constitutional law and foreign policy."--David B. Rivkin Jr. & Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, National Review, "A convincing and judicious case for the need in a post-September 11 era to re-evaluate what the Constitution says about foreign affairs. Mr. Yoo''s book covers a broad range of foreign policy areas like international law, treaties and multilateralism and addresses each with clarity and scholarly care. But at its heart, The Powers of War and Peace is a scathing criticism of those whom he argues have neglected their constitutional responsibility. . . . A valuable contribution to the tradition of works about the Constitution and foreign affairs. Like The Prince , it uses insider knowledge to boldly state political truths that others dare not utter."--Nicholas J. Xenakis, The Washington Times, "There is a refreshing elegance to Yoo''s theory. Forgoing hair-splitting doctrinal debates about congressional and executive claims to primacy in foreign affairs, Yoo tells the two branches to duke it out politically, deploying their allocated powers to reach a political equilibrium. By shifting the debate from the legal to the political arena, Yoo''s theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo''s approach offers a way to renew our political system''s democratic vigor. . . . An impressive scholarly achievement, The Powers of War and Peace should be read by anyone with an interest in constitutional law and foreign policy."--David B. Rivkin Jr. & Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, National Review, There is a refreshing elegance to Yoo's theory. Forgoing hair-splitting doctrinal debates about congressional and executive claims to primacy in foreign affairs, Yoo tells the two branches to duke it out politically, deploying their allocated powers to reach a political equilibrium. By shifting the debate from the legal to the political arena, Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises. Most important, Yoo's approach offers a way to renew our political system's democratic vigor. . . . An impressive scholarly achievement, The Powers of War and Peace should be read by anyone with an interest in constitutional law and foreign policy., "Can the president of the United States do whatever he likes in wartime without oversight from Congress or the courts? This year, the issue came to a head as the Bush administration struggled to maintain its aggressive approach to the detention and interrogation of suspected enemy combatants in the war on terrorism. But this was also the year that the administration''s claims about presidential supremacy received their most sustained intellectual defense [in] "The Powers of War and Peace".", Can the president of the United States do whatever he likes in wartime without oversight from Congress or the courts? This year, the issue came to a head as the Bush administration struggled to maintain its aggressive approach to the detention and interrogation of suspected enemy combatants in the war on terrorism. But this was also the year that the administration's claims about presidential supremacy received their most sustained intellectual defense [in] The Powers of War and Peace .
Table of Content
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Eighteenth-Century Anglo-American Constitution and Foreign Affairs 3. Foreign Affairs and the Prelude to the Constitution 4. Writing and Ratifying a Foreign Affairs Constitution 5. War Powers for a New World 6. International Politics as Law? Interpreting and Ending Treaties 7. Treaties and the Legislative Power 8. Laws as Treaties? Statutes as International Agreements 9. The Constitution and the Multilateral Future Notes Index
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
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2005-004222
Dewey Decimal
343.73/01
Dewey Edition
22
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