The collision of political and legal time : foreign affairs and the Supreme Court's transformation of executive authority / Kimberley L. Fletcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, Kimberley Liané, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political questions and judicial power--United States--History.

Political questions and judicial power.

Executive power--United States--History.

Executive power.

Presidents--United States--Decision making--History.

Presidents.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making--History.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia ; Rome ; Tokyo : Temple University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"The Collision of Political and Legal Time examines how the U.S. Supreme Court shapes constitutional and political development, analyzing the leading role played by the Court in interpreting presidential decision-making in the area of foreign affairs since 1936"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Court's constitutive role : shifting the balance of power

Curtiss-Wright : the Court's dynamic role

The Court defines the legal narrative of Japanese internment and exclusion

Steel Seizure : a practical approach to presidential power

Dames and Regan : engineering a shift in authority from Congress to the President

Detainee cases : a definitive statement of the President's monopoly in war making.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439914939

1439914931

OCLC:

1008770907