Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning International Security Agreements Concluded by the United States.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Securities.

Treaties.

Executive agreements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides general background on the types of international agreements that are binding upon the U.S., and considerations impacting whether they take the form of a treaty or an executive agreement. Discusses historical precedents as to role that security agreements have taken, focusing on past agreements entered with Afghanistan, Iraq, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. Addresses Congressional oversight role regarding entering and implementing international agreements involving the U.S.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning International Security Agreements Concluded by the United States

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