Using Framework Statutes to Facilitate U.S. Treaty Making

Charnovitz, Steve

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“…Yet this ratification method is only marginally applied in practice. Though not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, US law recognizes congressional–executive agreements, which are commonly concluded in the field of international trade and constitute the most frequent form in which the US makes international commitments (Charnovitz, ). This type of agreement needs the approval of a majority of both Houses of Congress.…”

Section: Transatlantic Co‐operation and The Question Of Democracymentioning

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The Role of the European Parliament and the US Congress in Shaping Transatlantic Relations: TTIP, NSA Surveillance, and CIA Renditions

Jančić

2016

J of Common Market Studies

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This article analyses the manner in which the parliaments of the EU and the US -two key global strategic partners -participate in the shaping of transatlantic relations. The article argues that the European Parliament (EP) and Congress aim not only to influence their executive branches but also to act autonomously in the transnational arena through parliamentary diplomacy. They seek to secure concessions both formally by scrutinizing transatlantic international agreements, such as TTIP, as well as informally by exposing injustices and diplomatic misconduct through human rights advocacy and institutional pressure, such as in the cases of the NSA surveillance and CIA renditions. The article demonstrates that the EP and Congress have created capacities for internal scrutiny and transnational interparliamentary dialogue and that they utilize their consent powers to make claims, condition transatlantic negotiations and gain greater presence, visibility and influence in international affairs.

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Section: Transatlantic Co‐operation and The Question Of Democracymentioning

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The Role of the European Parliament and the US Congress in Shaping Transatlantic Relations: TTIP, NSA Surveillance, and CIA Renditions

Jančić

2016

J of Common Market Studies

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Scrutiny and Approval: The Role for Westminster-Style Parliaments in Treaty-Making

Harrington

2006

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In December 2004, Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights added its voice to the call for a greater parliamentary role in the making of treaties. In its report on Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights, the Joint Committee included a one-page chapter on ‘Increasing Parliament's involvement in the adoption of human rights treaties’, expressing the view that it was desirable for Parliament to become more involved prior to ratification on the grounds that effective parliamentary scrutiny would serve to ‘enhance the democratic legitimacy of human rights obligations incurred… by the Executive pursuant to the prerogative power.’1 Motivated by this concern, the Committee has undertaken, on its own initiative, an extensive review of the UK's treaty commitments in the human rights field with a view to securing greater parliamentary support for these obligations through the mechanism of public scrutiny.2

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Using Framework Statutes to Facilitate U.S. Treaty Making

Abstract: What can be learned from the exemplary Congressional-Executive cooperation achieved in the negotiation, approval, and implementation of new U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs)? The significance of these FTAs for economic growth and international trade policy has been examined.

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The Role of the European Parliament and the US Congress in Shaping Transatlantic Relations: TTIP, NSA Surveillance, and CIA Renditions

The Role of the European Parliament and the US Congress in Shaping Transatlantic Relations: TTIP, NSA Surveillance, and CIA Renditions

Scrutiny and Approval: The Role for Westminster-Style Parliaments in Treaty-Making

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