After the Fall
The New Procedural Framework for Congressional Control over the War Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9548811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas M Franck (0000-0002-6749-0636, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-641 |
| Publication date | 1977-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2199579 |
| OpenAlex | W2322394813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The Vietnam “war” was fought to preserve the balance of power between the non-Communist and Communist worlds. To the extent the global power equation ever rested on the outcome of that struggle, it cannot be judged a success for our side. In the process, however, another balance has also been altered, perhaps far more significantly: that between Congress and the Presidency in the conduct of foreign relations. Some would say that the Administration’s failure to win in Vietnam, together with the backwash of Watergate, created the opportunity for a long overdue redress in the constitutional balance of power between the branches. Others argue that the result has been to cripple the Executive’s ability to respond to the challenges of our era and to perform America’s role as leader of the free world. None would deny that the rules relating to the conduct of foreign relations have been fundamentally altered or restored to something nearer the classic intent of the Constitution’s framers
Administration (probate law · Balance (ability · Communism · Constitution · Cripple · Foreign policy · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidency · Redress · Sociology · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |