A License to Kill: America's Balance of War Powers and the Flaws of the War Powers Resolution

Authors

Michael Mandel, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The War Powers Resolution, enacted to balance executive and legislative war powers, has struggled with effectiveness due to judicial non-intervention and executive discretion, as seen in cases like Crockett v. Reagan and deployments such as Grenada, highlighting the need for reform.

Disciplines

Law | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Michael Mandel, A License to Kill: America's Balance of War Powers and the Flaws of the War Powers Resolution, 7 Cardozo Pub. L. Pol’y & Ethics J. 785 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cplpej/vol7/iss3/11