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Was the Qasem Soleimani Strike Constitutional?

Was the Qasem Soleimani Strike Constitutional?

FromWe the People


Was the Qasem Soleimani Strike Constitutional?

FromWe the People

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, two war powers experts explain and grapple with the legal and constitutional ramifications of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian military leader General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.
Did the president have the authority under the Constitution – as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces – and under domestic and international law to unilaterally carry out the airstrike? Can it be justified as an act of self-defense, a response to an “imminent threat”, or anything less than an act of war? Or, does the law require Congress, not the president, to authorize such strikes? John Bellinger, former State Department Legal Adviser under Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, and Oona Hathaway, an international law professor at Yale Law and Adviser to the State Department, answer those questions and more in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.