War Powers Litigation Initiated by Members of Congress Since the Enactment of the War Powers Resolution.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

El Salvador.

Kuwait.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Reviews war powers litigation initiated by Members of Congress since enactment of the War Powers Resolution (WPR) in 1973. Summarizes eight cases initiated by Members of Congress alleging presidential noncompliance with WPR and constitutional requirements with respect to involvement of armed forces in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Grenada; U.S. escort operations in the Persian Gulf; Iraq invasion of Kuwait; NATO action against Yugoslavia; Iraq noncompliance with obligation to disarm; and U.S. military operations against Libya.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. War Powers Litigation Initiated by Members of Congress Since the Enactment of the War Powers Resolution

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