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Van Hollen/Connolly Draft AUMF
Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Gerry Connolly have put forward another draft Syria force authorization. Here are some of the bill's key provisions, beginning with the authorization itself: SEC. 2. -
The Senate Draft AUMF for Syria is Narrower Than the Administration's Draft, But Still Broad In Some Respects
The draft Senate Syria AUMF contains a narrower authorization for the use of presidential force than the one the administration proposed. But it is in some respects still broad, and it actually enhances... -
Draft SFRC Joint Resolution on Syria
The would-be Syria AUMF---which is evidently still subject to markup in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee---can be found here. As for key provisions, readers will be interested in the draft's secon... -
Syria Hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
It's happening right now, and you can tune in via the SFRC's livestream. The afternoon's three witnesses: Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and General Martin Dempsey, the... -
The Draft AUMF, Congressional Authorization, and the Administration's Objectives in Syria
There is an apparent disconnect between the White House’s strategic goals in Syria and the draft AUMF it sent to Congress last week---though negotiations in Congress appear to be addressing the issue. F... -
Constitutional Power to Threaten War: Three Points on Syria
I recently posted my new paper on The Constitutional Power to Threaten War (forthcoming, Yale Law Journal). The basic idea is that existing debate and legal scholarship about constitutional war powers f... -
It is Hard to Write an AUMF
Politico reports that a revised Syria AUMF is being drafted in the Senate: Some of the options being considered for the revised Authorization for the Use of Military Force include a 60-day period for Oba... -
The Potential Relevance of OLC’s Kosovo-War Powers Resolution Opinion to the Syria Debate
As Congress moves to debate authorization for the use of force in Syria, and especially since there is some question about whether DOD has adequate funding for a strike in Syria, Congress may want to pon... -
War Powers, Syria, and Non-Judicial Precedent
One claim that is being made about President Obama’s decision to seek congressional authorization for military action in Syria is that it is likely to weaken the authority of the presidency with respect ... -
Worth Reading On Syria
A few items that are in my opinion worth a read: Opinio Juris is having an insta-symposium on Syria. I recommend in particular Marty Lederman’s two posts on the relevance of the U.N. -
A Sunset Clause for the Syria/WMD AUMF?
Over the next week we are going to see a lot of debate about the substantive scope of the Syria/WMD AUMF, much of it directed at whether the administration's draft or other draft language might end up be... -
The Administration’s Proposed Syria AUMF Is Very Broad [UPDATE on Ground Troops]
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