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Article: Executive power in foreign affairs.(International Rule of Law)
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- Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
- Article date:
- September 22, 2006
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Article II of the U.S. Constitution begins by declaring that "the executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." (1) This so-called Executive Vesting Clause has been the subject of intense constitutional discussion since the Constitution was ratified. For instance, in 1793 Alexander Hamilton and James Madison debated whether this clause grants residual authority to the President beyond the enumerated powers listed in the Constitution. (2) The answer to this question is significant not only because it affects the power and the authority of the President, but also, as a necessary implication, because it impacts the rights and freedoms of ...
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