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Presidential war power, Louis Fisher

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Overview: In this new edition of a classic and bestselling work, Louis Fisher, one of our top Constitutional scholars, updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of William Clinton and George W. Bush, and challenges their expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the nation's post-9/11 wars, the new edition covers: New military initiatives including the Use of Force Act, the Iraq Resolution of 2002, George W. Bush's "preemption doctrine," and his order authorizing military tribunals President Clinton's overt and covert military actions in Bosnia and against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Osama bin Laden; George H. W. Bush's reasons for not pushing on to Baghdad to overthrow Saddham Hussein after Desert Storm.; Numerous Congressional initiatives, including a 1995 effort to amend the War Powers Resolution and a proposed 1998 amendment to use the power of the purse to limit presidential military initiatives; The 1998 CIA "whistle-blowing" statute; New sections on the Vandenberg Resolution of 1948, the "Little Sarah" incident of 1793, and early apparent precedents that did not make the President the "sole organ" of foreign affairs; New material on letters of marque and reprisal, the law of nations, presidential "fame," and the contributions of Joseph Story
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Third edition, revised.
Extent
xx, 355 pages
Contents
  • Preface -- Note on citations -- Constitutional Framework: -- British models -- Opposing monarchical powers -- Associated war powers -- Repelling sudden attacks -- Separating purse and sword -- Commander in Chief -- Scholarly analysis -- Precedents From 1789 To 1900: -- Indian wars -- President as "sole organ" -- Whiskey Rebellion -- Quasi-War with France -- Neutrality Act prosecutions -- Little Sarah incident -- Barbary wars -- War of 1812 -- Mexican war -- Bombarding Greytown -- Civil war -- Spanish-American war -- America Steps Out: 1900-1945: -- Protecting life and property -- President Wilson's forays -- Intervention in Nicaragua -- World War I -- Curtiss-Wright case -- Legislative constraints in the 1930s -- World War II -- UN Charter And Korea: -- League of Nations -- Creating the UN Charter -- UN Participation Act -- Vandenberg Resolution -- Korean War -- Political repercussions -- Taking Stock: 1951-1964: -- Mutual security treaties -- NATO's legislative history -- Great Debate in 1951 -- Steel seizure case -- Eisenhower's philosophy -- Area resolutions -- Kennedy reasserts executive power -- Vietnam And The War Powers Resolution: -- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Was there a second attack? -- Escalation of the war -- Free World forces -- National Commitments Resolution of 1969 -- Disputes in the courts -- War Powers Resolution -- Analyzing the WPR -- Efforts to amend the WPR -- Military Initiatives From Ford To Bush I: -- Evacuations from Southeast Asia -- Mayaguez capture -- Desert One rescue effort -- Lebanon -- Invasion of Grenada -- Air strikes against Libya -- Escort operations in the Persian Gulf -- Panama -- Gulf War -- Military Actions By Clinton: -- Launching missiles against Baghdad -- Combat operations in Somalia -- Troops to Haiti -- Air strikes in Bosnia -- Ground troops to Bosnia -- Continued strikes against Iraq -- Afghanistan and Sudan -- War against Yugoslavia --
  • George W Bush: -- Preemption Doctrine -- Military tribunals -- Military action in Afghanistan -- War against Iraq -- Making the case for war -- Enlisting legislative support -- Unsubstantiated executive claims -- Voting on the Iraq Resolution -- Military operations in Iraq -- Doctoring intelligence reports -- Barack Obama: -- Closing Guantánamo -- Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq -- Options in Afghanistan -- Military intervention in Libya -- Invoking the state secrets privilege -- Electronic surveillance -- Military detention without trial -- Targeted killings -- Covert Operations: -- Seeds of secrecy -- Early departures from openness -- Intelligence community -- Statutory controls on the CIA -- Covert action in the open -- Iran-Contra affair -- Congressional reforms -- Actions against terrorism -- Restoring Checks And Balances: -- Contemporary justifications -- Jackson's zone of twilight -- Revisiting war powers -- Consultation -- Forbidden legislative veto? -- Compelling court action -- Statutory restrictions -- Thinking national interest -- Appendices: -- A: Framers' debate on the war power -- B: Constitutional allocation of foreign affairs and the war power -- C: UN Participation Act of 1945 -- D: 1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act -- E: War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- Suggested readings -- Index of cases -- Subject index
Isbn
9780700619313
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Label
Presidential war power
Title
Presidential war power
Statement of responsibility
Louis Fisher
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Overview: In this new edition of a classic and bestselling work, Louis Fisher, one of our top Constitutional scholars, updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of William Clinton and George W. Bush, and challenges their expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the nation's post-9/11 wars, the new edition covers: New military initiatives including the Use of Force Act, the Iraq Resolution of 2002, George W. Bush's "preemption doctrine," and his order authorizing military tribunals President Clinton's overt and covert military actions in Bosnia and against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Osama bin Laden; George H. W. Bush's reasons for not pushing on to Baghdad to overthrow Saddham Hussein after Desert Storm.; Numerous Congressional initiatives, including a 1995 effort to amend the War Powers Resolution and a proposed 1998 amendment to use the power of the purse to limit presidential military initiatives; The 1998 CIA "whistle-blowing" statute; New sections on the Vandenberg Resolution of 1948, the "Little Sarah" incident of 1793, and early apparent precedents that did not make the President the "sole organ" of foreign affairs; New material on letters of marque and reprisal, the law of nations, presidential "fame," and the contributions of Joseph Story
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Fisher, Louis
Dewey number
342.73/062
Index
index present
LC call number
KF5060
LC item number
.F57 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • USA
  • War and emergency powers
  • National security
  • Außenpolitik
  • Kriegsrecht
  • Sicherheitspolitik
  • Diplomatic relations
  • National security
  • War and emergency powers
  • United States
  • USA
  • United States
Label
Presidential war power, Louis Fisher
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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volume
Carrier category code
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Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
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Contents
  • Preface -- Note on citations -- Constitutional Framework: -- British models -- Opposing monarchical powers -- Associated war powers -- Repelling sudden attacks -- Separating purse and sword -- Commander in Chief -- Scholarly analysis -- Precedents From 1789 To 1900: -- Indian wars -- President as "sole organ" -- Whiskey Rebellion -- Quasi-War with France -- Neutrality Act prosecutions -- Little Sarah incident -- Barbary wars -- War of 1812 -- Mexican war -- Bombarding Greytown -- Civil war -- Spanish-American war -- America Steps Out: 1900-1945: -- Protecting life and property -- President Wilson's forays -- Intervention in Nicaragua -- World War I -- Curtiss-Wright case -- Legislative constraints in the 1930s -- World War II -- UN Charter And Korea: -- League of Nations -- Creating the UN Charter -- UN Participation Act -- Vandenberg Resolution -- Korean War -- Political repercussions -- Taking Stock: 1951-1964: -- Mutual security treaties -- NATO's legislative history -- Great Debate in 1951 -- Steel seizure case -- Eisenhower's philosophy -- Area resolutions -- Kennedy reasserts executive power -- Vietnam And The War Powers Resolution: -- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Was there a second attack? -- Escalation of the war -- Free World forces -- National Commitments Resolution of 1969 -- Disputes in the courts -- War Powers Resolution -- Analyzing the WPR -- Efforts to amend the WPR -- Military Initiatives From Ford To Bush I: -- Evacuations from Southeast Asia -- Mayaguez capture -- Desert One rescue effort -- Lebanon -- Invasion of Grenada -- Air strikes against Libya -- Escort operations in the Persian Gulf -- Panama -- Gulf War -- Military Actions By Clinton: -- Launching missiles against Baghdad -- Combat operations in Somalia -- Troops to Haiti -- Air strikes in Bosnia -- Ground troops to Bosnia -- Continued strikes against Iraq -- Afghanistan and Sudan -- War against Yugoslavia --
  • George W Bush: -- Preemption Doctrine -- Military tribunals -- Military action in Afghanistan -- War against Iraq -- Making the case for war -- Enlisting legislative support -- Unsubstantiated executive claims -- Voting on the Iraq Resolution -- Military operations in Iraq -- Doctoring intelligence reports -- Barack Obama: -- Closing Guantánamo -- Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq -- Options in Afghanistan -- Military intervention in Libya -- Invoking the state secrets privilege -- Electronic surveillance -- Military detention without trial -- Targeted killings -- Covert Operations: -- Seeds of secrecy -- Early departures from openness -- Intelligence community -- Statutory controls on the CIA -- Covert action in the open -- Iran-Contra affair -- Congressional reforms -- Actions against terrorism -- Restoring Checks And Balances: -- Contemporary justifications -- Jackson's zone of twilight -- Revisiting war powers -- Consultation -- Forbidden legislative veto? -- Compelling court action -- Statutory restrictions -- Thinking national interest -- Appendices: -- A: Framers' debate on the war power -- B: Constitutional allocation of foreign affairs and the war power -- C: UN Participation Act of 1945 -- D: 1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act -- E: War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- Suggested readings -- Index of cases -- Subject index
Control code
1068721
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Third edition, revised.
Extent
xx, 355 pages
Isbn
9780700619313
Isbn Type
(pbk. : alk. paper)
Lccn
2013020175
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780700619313
  • (OCoLC)844774969
Label
Presidential war power, Louis Fisher
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Preface -- Note on citations -- Constitutional Framework: -- British models -- Opposing monarchical powers -- Associated war powers -- Repelling sudden attacks -- Separating purse and sword -- Commander in Chief -- Scholarly analysis -- Precedents From 1789 To 1900: -- Indian wars -- President as "sole organ" -- Whiskey Rebellion -- Quasi-War with France -- Neutrality Act prosecutions -- Little Sarah incident -- Barbary wars -- War of 1812 -- Mexican war -- Bombarding Greytown -- Civil war -- Spanish-American war -- America Steps Out: 1900-1945: -- Protecting life and property -- President Wilson's forays -- Intervention in Nicaragua -- World War I -- Curtiss-Wright case -- Legislative constraints in the 1930s -- World War II -- UN Charter And Korea: -- League of Nations -- Creating the UN Charter -- UN Participation Act -- Vandenberg Resolution -- Korean War -- Political repercussions -- Taking Stock: 1951-1964: -- Mutual security treaties -- NATO's legislative history -- Great Debate in 1951 -- Steel seizure case -- Eisenhower's philosophy -- Area resolutions -- Kennedy reasserts executive power -- Vietnam And The War Powers Resolution: -- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Was there a second attack? -- Escalation of the war -- Free World forces -- National Commitments Resolution of 1969 -- Disputes in the courts -- War Powers Resolution -- Analyzing the WPR -- Efforts to amend the WPR -- Military Initiatives From Ford To Bush I: -- Evacuations from Southeast Asia -- Mayaguez capture -- Desert One rescue effort -- Lebanon -- Invasion of Grenada -- Air strikes against Libya -- Escort operations in the Persian Gulf -- Panama -- Gulf War -- Military Actions By Clinton: -- Launching missiles against Baghdad -- Combat operations in Somalia -- Troops to Haiti -- Air strikes in Bosnia -- Ground troops to Bosnia -- Continued strikes against Iraq -- Afghanistan and Sudan -- War against Yugoslavia --
  • George W Bush: -- Preemption Doctrine -- Military tribunals -- Military action in Afghanistan -- War against Iraq -- Making the case for war -- Enlisting legislative support -- Unsubstantiated executive claims -- Voting on the Iraq Resolution -- Military operations in Iraq -- Doctoring intelligence reports -- Barack Obama: -- Closing Guantánamo -- Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq -- Options in Afghanistan -- Military intervention in Libya -- Invoking the state secrets privilege -- Electronic surveillance -- Military detention without trial -- Targeted killings -- Covert Operations: -- Seeds of secrecy -- Early departures from openness -- Intelligence community -- Statutory controls on the CIA -- Covert action in the open -- Iran-Contra affair -- Congressional reforms -- Actions against terrorism -- Restoring Checks And Balances: -- Contemporary justifications -- Jackson's zone of twilight -- Revisiting war powers -- Consultation -- Forbidden legislative veto? -- Compelling court action -- Statutory restrictions -- Thinking national interest -- Appendices: -- A: Framers' debate on the war power -- B: Constitutional allocation of foreign affairs and the war power -- C: UN Participation Act of 1945 -- D: 1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act -- E: War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- Suggested readings -- Index of cases -- Subject index
Control code
1068721
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Third edition, revised.
Extent
xx, 355 pages
Isbn
9780700619313
Isbn Type
(pbk. : alk. paper)
Lccn
2013020175
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780700619313
  • (OCoLC)844774969

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