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Virtues of the War Clause
Author(s) -
ADLER DAVID GRAY
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.0360-4918.2000.00144.x
Subject(s) - constitution , political science , law , politics , spanish civil war , foreign policy , just war theory
Critics of the war clause contend that congressional preeminence in war making as commanded by the Constitution is no longer relevant to international politics. In a word, the constitutional arrangement for war and peace is obsolete. In spite of those criticisms, it is argued here that the values underlying the war clause–notably a deep‐seated fear of unilateral executive war making and a commitment to collective decision making in foreign affairs–are as compelling today as they were two centuries ago.