War Powers
When Does the President Think He Can Go to War With Iran?
Scott R. Anderson Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 9:28 AM
And what can Congress do about it?
Latest in 2002 AUMF
AUMF: Scope and Reach
A Critique of the Trump Administration’s Case for Presidential War Making
Bruce Ackerman Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 3:00 PM
Why the Trump administration’s ongoing war against terrorist groups is not justified under the authorizations for the use of military force.
War Powers
War Powers and the Su-22 Episode: Third-Party Defense of Coalition Partners
Robert Chesney Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 9:51 AM
Early Sunday evening, a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 that had just completed a bombing run targeting US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Raqqa region. The episode raises important questions under the U.N. Charter (see Adil Ahmad Haque’s analysis here). But what about U.S. domestic law?
AUMF Reform
Section-by-Section Analysis of Rep. Schiff's AUMF Proposal
Robert Chesney Tue, May 9, 2017, 1:16 PM
Representative Adam Schiff has revived his effort to get Congress to replace the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs with a new “Consolidated AUMF” that would explicitly name the Islamic State. What follows below is a section-by-section analysis of H.J. Res. 100, intended to highlight the key moving parts while also flagging a few issues that deserve further attention should the bill move forward.
War Powers
The War Against ISIS is Unconstitutional
Bruce Ackerman Thu, May 5, 2016, 2:10 PM
An outline of the key points in the complaint submitted by Captain Nathan Smith challenging the legality of President Obama's war against the Islamic State.