Conference: The Political Economy of U.S. Foreign Relations Law

The annual Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Law Workshop will take place today at the Duke University School of Law. The topic is "The Political Economy of U.S. Foreign Relations Law." Here's the program:

• Session 1: War Powers
• Peter D. Feaver, Seven Provocations on Domestic Politics of Foreign Relations
• William G. Howell, Wartime Presidents
• Douglas L. Kriner, More than Meets the Eye: Congressional Checks on Presidential War-Making
• Commentator: Jide Nzelibe
• Session 2: Secrecy
• Benjamin O. Fordham, How Useful is Secrecy in American Foreign Policy?
• Jack L. Goldsmith, The Problem of Secret Executive Interpretations of War Powers Law
• Commentator: Oona Hathaway
• Session 3: Treaties, Executive Agreements, and Partisanship
• Oona A. Hathaway, Democracy in the Balance: Strengthening Accountability in U.S. International Lawmaking
• Judith Kelley & Jon Pevehouse, The Domestic Politics of the US Article II Process
• Jide Nzelibe, Our Partisan Foreign Affairs Constitution
• Edward T. Swaine, Valuing Agreements
• Commentators: Rachel Brewster and Ernie Young
• Session 4: International Trade and Other Delegations
• Daniel Abebe, Rethinking International Delegations
• Rachel Brewster, Supplying Compliance: Domestic Sources of Trade Law and Policy
• Judith Goldstein, Delegation of Tariff Setting Authority to the President
• Commentator: Larry Helfer
• Session 5: Congressional Action and Inaction
• Curtis A. Bradley, Congressional Inaction in Foreign Affairs
• Paul B. Stephan, The Political Economy of Extraterritoriality
• Ernest A. Young, The Political Dynamics of Dormant Foreign Affairs Preemption: Lessons from Immigration and Climate Regulation
• Commentator: Ed Swaine