Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than Treaties

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

Commercial treaties.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Discusses why trade agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization agreements, and bilateral free trade agreements, have been treated as Congressional-executive agreements subject to a majority vote of both houses of Congress rather than as treaties requiring a two-thirds vote of the Senate

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than Treaties

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-AML-0102

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