Marque and Reprisal

• The quasi war cases - and their relevance to whether 'letters of marque and reprisal' constrain presidential war powers.

I. INTRODUCTION Constitutional scholars cite three Supreme Court decisions arising from the undeclared Quasi War with France in 1798-1800 as support...

• Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
• Vol. 28 Nbr. 2, March 2005

• Marque and Reprisal

A commission by which the head of a government authorizes a private ship to capture enemy vessels. The authority to do such...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Jap–Ma

• Piracy solution: letters of marque and reprisal.

Is there another alternative to paying tribute to Somali pirates, other than sending a huge naval expedition force to rout the pirates out of their la...

• The New American
• May 11, 2009

• Brown v. United States, 12 U.S. 110, 8 Cranch 110 (1814)

... power'-'to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures o...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Letters of Marque and Reprisal

Letters of marque and reprisal are commissions that governments of belligerent powers grant to private ship-owners (called "privatee...

• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
• KA-PU

• Section 10: Powers Denied to the States

..., or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; ma...

• Constitution of the United States (Annotated)

• Capital Briefs

Rep. Ron Paul (R.-Tex.) last week called on Congress to dust off a means of dealing with pirates written into the U.S. Constitution and last used during the War of 1812: letters of marque and reprisal, official warrants from the government empowering private citizens hired by the U.S. to keep international waters safe by seizing enemies and their vessels in return for private bounty money.

• Human Events
• September 09, 2009

• Congressman Ron Paul Proposes ``Marque and Reprisal'' Bill Giving President Tool Against Osama bin Laden.

Business & News Editors/Government & Political Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page ...

• Business Wire
• October 11, 2001

• Strike This Down ; Conyers Intel Bill Stifles Surveillance

In the wake of President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Congress is preparing for another showdown with the White House. But this time the dispute won't be over health care spending for children, instead the dispute has consequences for all Americans because it is over which branch of government is best suited to know which ground rules are needed for fighting the war on terror. The specific conflict is over proposed amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) but the broader issue is the distinct differences between the Congress and the President when it comes to national security. Undoubtedly Article I of the Constitution provides a robust role for Congress in these matters: Congress has the authority "to declare War, grant let...

• The Washington Times
• October 23, 2007

• ADVISORY/Congressman Ron Paul Proposes `Marque and Reprisal' Bill Giving President Tool Against Osama bin Laden.

Business Editors & Government/Political Writers ADVISORY...for THURSDAY (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story I...

• Business Wire
• October 11, 2001