{"product_id":"act-of-justice-lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-and-the-law-of-war-9780813134581","title":"Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War","description":"In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would \"have no lawful right\" to interfere with the institution of slavery. Yet less than two years later, he issued a proclamation intended to free all slaves throughout the Confederate states. When critics challenged the constitutional soundness of the act, Lincoln pointed to the international laws and usages of war as the legal basis for his Proclamation, asserting that the Constitution invested the president \"with t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burrus M. Carnahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813134581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnahan, Burrus M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBurrus M. Carnahan\u003c\/b\u003e, a retired Air Force officer, professorial lecturer at George Washington University Law School, and foreign affairs officer in the U.S. Department of State, is the author of \u003ci\u003eAct of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40177471979635,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_073f8ce6-3e33-49d3-a8bb-f59ad9524299.jpg?v=1655385540","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/act-of-justice-lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-and-the-law-of-war-9780813134581","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}