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War Powers and the Presidency

“The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully…” U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes famously proclaimed a century ago in a statement that continues to echo in the ongoing legal debate over presidential powers during wartime. With the line between peacetime and wartime blurring in the context of today’s sweeping transnational conflicts, legal scholars bring to light a key moment in the history of the war powers debate, when, during World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and the Congress were empowered by flexible interpretations of the Constitution, leading to the expansion of wartime powers. Join us for a discussion that uncovers what history can teach us about contemporary debates over constitutional war powers.











When: Tue., Nov. 21, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: $38 (Members $24)
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“The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully…” U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes famously proclaimed a century ago in a statement that continues to echo in the ongoing legal debate over presidential powers during wartime. With the line between peacetime and wartime blurring in the context of today’s sweeping transnational conflicts, legal scholars bring to light a key moment in the history of the war powers debate, when, during World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and the Congress were empowered by flexible interpretations of the Constitution, leading to the expansion of wartime powers. Join us for a discussion that uncovers what history can teach us about contemporary debates over constitutional war powers.

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