Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs - Constitutional Authority in Practice

Curtis A. Bradley argues that the practices of Congress and the executive branch have been essential in shaping understandings of the US Constitution and its system of checks and balances. Nowhere is the effect of such "historical gloss" clearer than in the area of foreign affairs.

About the author

Curtis A. Bradley is Professor of Law at the University of Chicago and previously served as Counselor on International Law in the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser. He is the author of International Law in the U.S. Legal System.

Summary

Curtis A. Bradley argues that the practices of Congress and the executive branch have been essential in shaping understandings of the US Constitution and its system of checks and balances. Nowhere is the effect of such “historical gloss” clearer than in the area of foreign affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Curtis A. Bradley, Bradley Curtis A.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9780674292055
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29205-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; USA, LAW / International, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Constitution, Constitutional & administrative law, Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law, Public international law: treaties and other sources