War Powers Litigation Initiated by Members of Congress Since the Enactment of the War Powers Resolution.

Reviews war powers litigation initiated by Members of Congress since enactment of the War Powers Resolution (WPR) in 1973. Summarizes seven cases initiated by Members of Congress alleging presidential noncompliance with WPR and constitutional requirements with respect to involvement of armed forces...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Armed Forces. Arms control. Executive-legislative relations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews war powers litigation initiated by Members of Congress since enactment of the War Powers Resolution (WPR) in 1973. Summarizes seven cases initiated by Members of Congress alleging presidential noncompliance with WPR and constitutional requirements with respect to involvement of armed forces in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Grenada, U.S escort operations in the Persian Gulf, Iraq invasion of Kuwait, NATO action against Yugoslavia, and Iraq noncompliance with obligation to disarm.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.