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Staudt, Nancy.

The judicial power of the purse how courts fund national defense in times of crisis / [electronic resource] : Nancy Staudt. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 199 p.) : ill. - Chicago series on international and domestic institutions . - Chicago series on international and domestic institutions. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. In this innovative book Nancy Staudt focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780226771151 No price

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court --Powers and duties--Economic aspects.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War and emergency legislation--Economic aspects--United States.
Judicial power--Economic aspects--United States.
Judge-made law--Economic aspects--United States.
Fiscal policy--United States.
Law.
United States of America, USA.
Constitution: government & the state.
Warfare & defence.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
Legal systems: judicial powers.

LC Class. No.: KF6051 / .S73 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 347.7312