A Conveniently Unlawful War
Policy Review, No. 150, August-September 2008
18 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Date Written: August 8, 2008
Abstract
Force now being used in Iraq exceeds the limits imposed by both of the relevant statutes, the 2002 Joint Resolution and the 2001 AUMF. Politically, both the Executive and Congress prefer the legal status quo to the alternative that the other would prefer.
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Glennon, Michael J., A Conveniently Unlawful War (August 8, 2008). Policy Review, No. 150, August-September 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1212661
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