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Kosovo: Virtual War And International Law, Aaron Schwabach
Kosovo: Virtual War And International Law, Aaron Schwabach
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The Interface Of National Constitutional Systems With International Law And Institutions On Using Military Force: Changing Trends In Executive And Legislative Powers, Lori Fisler Damrosch
The Interface Of National Constitutional Systems With International Law And Institutions On Using Military Force: Changing Trends In Executive And Legislative Powers, Lori Fisler Damrosch
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The perplexities of the twenty-first century over national decision-making in support of international security are an outgrowth of centuries-long trends concerning subordination of military power to constitutional control. Civilian control over the military has been inextricably connected with the strengthening of domestic constitutionalism and safeguards for citizens' liberties in many different democracies.
Along with the establishment of constitutional structures for regulating national military power, national constitutions have contributed to the evolution of contemporary international law prohibiting the use or threat of force in international relations. Milestones along this path begin with the French Constitution of 1791 – the first national …