A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State : Issues and Current Proposals in Brief.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

International relations.

Intervention (International law).

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (26 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Provides background on current armed offensive by Islamic State (IS, previously referred to as ISIS or ISIL) in northern and western Iraq and northeastern Syria, and addresses U.S. concerns and responses to date. Examines Presidential authority to use military force against IS under two existing Presidential authorizations for use of military force (AUMF), and discusses calls for new AUMF dedicated to targeting IS. Analyzes legislative proposals in the 114th Congress to provide AUMF against IS, and provides side-by-side comparisons of related legislative proposals in the 113th Congress. Covers President's Feb. 2015 IS AUMF proposal, and reviews types of proposed AUMF provisions and related issues.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State

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