US Congress' Powers under Debate Separation of Powers and Parliamentary Politics in Times of War and Crisis

War and emergency powers have existed over the centuries in different countries, raising questions about the political authority related to them. 'US Congress' Powers under Debate' illustrates how war and emergency powers have been understood and what kind of concepts and argumentation have been adopted to define these powers in US political debates from the 1970s to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Donald J. Trump administration. Its aim is to show the oversight Congress may have over presidential powers in exceptional situations and thus to offer a novel approach to the study of war and emergency powers.

Riassunto

War and emergency powers have existed over the centuries in different countries, raising questions about the political authority related to them. ‘US Congress’ Powers under Debate’ illustrates how war and emergency powers have been understood and what kind of concepts and argumentation have been adopted to define these powers in US political debates from the 1970s to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Donald J. Trump administration. Its aim is to show the oversight Congress may have over presidential powers in exceptional situations and thus to offer a novel approach to the study of war and emergency powers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Kronlund
• Editore: Nomos
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.12.2022
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico
• EAN: 9783848788590
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-8859-0
• Numero di pagine: 317
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.4 x 1.6 x 22.8 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 472 g
• Serie: Politics-Debates-Concepts. Politik-Debatten-Begriffe > 09
• Categorie: Internationale Beziehungen, USA, Donald Trump, America, NG-Rabatt, Barack Obama, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Ausnahmezustand, Notstandsgesetze, United States, State of Exception, Emergency Powers, Parliamentarism, Weimar Republic, US Constitution, separation of powers, foreign and security policies, constitutional separation of powers, Authorization for the use of military force, executive powers, military force, constitutional checks and balances, war powers