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Executive Power And The Law Of Nations In The Washington Administration, Robert J. Reinstein

University of Richmond Law Review

In this issue's lead article, Professor Reinstein continueshis examination of the development of executive power over foreign affairs during the early history of the Republic. Re- cently, both legal scholars and the courts are looking to the

actions of the first administrationas a potentialprecedent onhow to construe the scope and source of the President's au- thority to determine and conduct the United States' foreign

policy. Last year, in an articlepublished in thisjournal,Pro-fessor Reinstein concluded that no originalistjustificationex-ists for a plenary executive recognitionpower. In this article,

Professor Reinstein expands this discussion through an original historical and jurisprudential account of the Neutrality …