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At War With Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Thomas E. Baker Jan 2002

At War With Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Thomas E. Baker

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This essay looks at the Supreme Court and acquiescence to measures by the Executive Branch that limit or suspend civil liberties during times of war or threats to national security.


Energy Trade And The National Security Exception To The Gatt, Donald N. Zillman Jan 1994

Energy Trade And The National Security Exception To The Gatt, Donald N. Zillman

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Three topics combine in this paper: international trade, national security, and energy. The specific focus of the paper is the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the "essential security interests" exception contained in Article XXI. The provisions of the GATT set out the structure of a system to encourage international trade by reducing tariffs and other trade barriers. More broadly, many aspects of international trade in energy have developed outside the structure of GATT or with the implied assumption that Article XXI or another GATT exception would take them out of normal GATT arrangements. National security matters have …