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Bookmark or Share- Is preemptive war illegal or just politically untenable?There is no federal US statute that says anything about legality or illegality of "preemptive" war. All that's needed for war to be "legal" is following Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution (practical details listed on the Wiki) and/or possibly War Powers resolution (as far as I know, the latter was never actually tested in front of Supreme Court, and many Presidents ignored it - see ...
- Why is the US president allowed to grant a pardon?Interesting that you should ask. The findings of Wilson were extended in Burdick v.US, wherein justice McKenna opined that acceptance of a pardon was both 1) indeed, an admission of guilt and 2) necessary, to benefit from the pardon.
- Why are the territories gained by Israel in 1967 not internationally ...Shariatmadari described Khamenei’s praise for Putin’s “initiative” to attack Ukraine as “a serious warning to America and its allies” who “are playing with the lion’s tail.” He also wrote that “Iran is one of the next main targets” of NATO, if the Western alliance wins in Ukraine, which would justify a preemptive reaction.
- international law - On Acts of War, Preemptive Strikes, Defense Pacts ...Fearing their ability to withstand a war on two fronts, Country S launches a preemptive strike against Country G. Country O begins attacking Country S. Country S defeats Country O's attacks, and captures territory from them. Now, the war as a whole is, strictly-speaking, an offensive war initiated by Country S against Country G.
- united states - Can a US president give preemptive pardons? - Politics ...As Rick Smith pointed out in a comment, possibly the most famous example of such a preemptive pardon was when President Gerald Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon after the latter resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal. Proclamation 4311 states:
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