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Constitutional Bait And Switch: Executive Reinterpretation Of Arms Control Treaties, David A. Koplow
Constitutional Bait And Switch: Executive Reinterpretation Of Arms Control Treaties, David A. Koplow
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A new constitutional crisis has been thrust upon the American body politic. The crisis arises from a dispute concerning the allocation of legal authority for the interpretation, and especially for the reinterpretation, of international agreements. Once a sleepy backwater reserved for specialized scholars, the issue of treaty interpretation has drawn the President and Congress into stark confrontation and generated splashy headlines.