The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal HistoryYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 288 pages The Constitution of Empire offers a constitutional and historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the Constitution’s design for territorial acquisition and governance and examine the ways in which practice over the past two hundred years has diverged from that original vision. |
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... formal power , either internationally or domestically , to terminate a war . 62 A treaty power that does not include the power to enter into peace treaties would be like an executive power that does not include the power to execute the ...
... formal rules for accomplishing certain ends , and if those formal rules are followed , the procedure is legal unless there is some substantive limitation on the scope of the granted power . 68 A properly executed treaty is legally ...
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The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal History Gary Lawson,Guy Seidman No preview available - 2004 |