Similarly, under a series of Supreme Court decisions, civilians cannot be court-martialed in the absence of a formal declaration of war.
He also wrote "The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military" and "Presidents at War," an account of presidents' evolving assertion of authority to take military action in the absence of a Congressional declaration of war.
In the absence of such a declaration, Obama risks surrendering the narrative to such loonies as the conservative website that linked to the Rather interview, but only to add the damning headline, "Dan Rather: When Egypt Goes Completely Radical, Blame Obama".
In addition, it is expected that in the absence of a written declaration, evidential value to the reconstruction of the ethical and religious convictions of the interested party should be given.
"This declaration of death becomes a way for us to proceed in the absence of a criminal case, which the district attorney has decided is not viable at the moment".
Rice's Foreign Affairs article from 2000 begins with this declaration: "The United States has found it exceedingly difficult to define its 'national interest' in the absence of Soviet power".
The Senate president said Mr. Yar'Adua's halting declaration, in a Jan . 12BBC interview, that he would return when doctors allowed, was justification enough in the absence of the formal letter called for by Nigeria's Constitution.
In the absence of other N.Y.
Even in the absence of that commitment, the British and Irish governments will pursue the political changes they outlined in a joint declaration last week, Mr. Blair said.
In the Absence of Spring......
