Ronald V. Dellums v. George Bush (D.D.C. 1990): Memorandum Amicus Curiae of Law Professors

Authors

Bruce A. Ackerman, Yale University
Abram Chayes, Harvard University
Lori Fisler Damrosch, Columbia Law SchoolFollow
John Hart Ely, Stanford University
Erwin N. Griswold, Harvard University
Gerald Gunther, Stanford University
Louis Henkin, Columbia University
Harold Hongju Koh, Yale University
Philip B. Kurland, University of Chicago
Laurence H. Tribe, Harvard University
William W. Van Alstyne, Duke University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1991

Abstract

This joint memorandum is submitted to the court hearing Dellums v. Bush. This amicus brief advocates that the President may not order American armed forces to make war without consultation with and approval by Congress. The brief also argues that the case is justiciable.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | International Relations | Law | President/Executive Department

Recommended Citation

Bruce A. Ackerman, Abram Chayes, Lori F. Damrosch, John H. Ely, Erwin N. Griswold, Gerald Gunther, Louis Henkin, Harold H. Koh, Philip B. Kurland, Laurence H. Tribe & William W. Van Alstyne, Ronald V. Dellums v. George Bush (D.D.C. 1990): Memorandum Amicus Curiae of Law Professors, 27 Stan. J. Int'l L. 257 (1991).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4113