Congress, the President, and the Power to Declare War: A Requiem for Vietnam

Authors

William W. Van Alstyne, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1972

Abstract

Several arguments have been advanced in support of the President's authority to continue use of the Armed Forces in Vietnam without a congressional declaration of war as provided by the Constitution.

Citation

William W. Van Alstyne, Congress, the President, and the Power to Declare War: A Requiem for Vietnam, 121 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1-28 (1972)