Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq

Murphy, M. Maureen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Executive orders;    Executive power;    Presidential powers;    Presidents;   

RP-ID  :  RL34254
RP-ID  :  RL34254_2010Jan19

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a brief history of the development of presidential powers in peacetime. It discusses some of the issues that might be raised in light of the contrast between the executive order's broad language and its narrow aim. It examines the reach of the executive order and provides legal analyses of some of the constitutional questions raised in the courts by similar sanctions programs.