The U.S. Constitution and the Power to Go to War

This is essential reading for scholars and policymakers concerned with the use of military or paramilitary force, the division of power between the Congress and the president, and the interpretation of constitutional and other restraints.

Noted experts examine America's power to go to war historically and recently, now that the Cold War has ended.

Noted experts examine America's power to go to war historically and recently, now that the Cold War has ended. They propose ways that the Congress and the president might develop a new working consensus for dealing with the use of military or paramilitary force in the future. This scholarly study of constitutional and statutory proscriptions, UN treaty and international obligations, and judicial restraints is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students, law students, teachers, and professionals concerned with constitutional interpretation, the government's division of power, and war making.