Abstract

Here we are again. Another presidential administration, another airstrike against another organized armed group against whom Congress has never authorized force, justified by self-defense, officially said to be necessary in light of some unstated, unspecified future threat.

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

3-15-2021

Source Publication

Just Security

Keywords

Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), Congressional Oversight, Iran, Iraq, Saudi-led Intervention in Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Use of Force, War Powers, Yemen

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Law | Military, War, and Peace

Share

COinS