War Powers Act

Speakers

Louis Henkin
Nicholas Katzenbach
Harold Hongju Koh
William W. Van Alstyne, William & Mary Law School

Abstract

The Senate Judiciary Committee convened to determine which branch of the American government, executive or legislative, has the constitutional power to declare war. Mr. Katzenbach stated that under the Constitution, Congress had the exclusive power to declare war, although this rule has been enforced only sporadically in the history of our country. He also stated that the president needs the support of Congress and the American people in preparing and fighting a war, as the Vietnam and Korean wars attest, and the Constitution requires the support of Congress.

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

1-8-1991

Comments

Play time: 3 hours, 43 minutes

Produced by

C-SPAN

Repository Citation

Henkin, Louis; Katzenbach, Nicholas; Koh, Harold Hongju; and Van Alstyne, William W., "War Powers Act" (1991). Video Archive. Video 34.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/videos/34