Letters of Marque and Reprisal (Part 1): Introduction and Historical Context
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to “grant letters of Marque and Reprisal[,]” which are instruments that permit private citizens to seize enemy vessels and their...
Letters of Marque and Reprisal (Part 2): Drafting History and U.S. Practice
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to “grant letters of Marque and Reprisal[,]” which are instruments that permit private citizens to seize enemy vessels and their...
India’s Domestic Political Setting
Overview
India, the world’s most populous country, is, according to its Constitution, a “sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic” where the bulk of executive power rests with the prime mini...