Congress as International Law Defender?

Ashley S. Deeks;

Congress as International Law Defender?

Ashley S. Deeks

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Lawfare

DATE

2017-06-20

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UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Ashley S. Deeks

Abstract

Many people are unaccustomed to thinking about Congress as a key player when it comes to foreign policy or international law outside of Congress’s few clearly established roles, such as providing advice and consent to treaty ratification or defining and punishing violations of the law of nations.

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Ashley S. Deeks, Congress as International Law Defender?, Lawfare (June 20, 2017).

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