Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publication Information
Ryan M. Scoville, Compelled Diplomacy in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 9 NYU J. L. & Liberty 1 (2014)
Source Publication
9 New York University Journal of Law & Liberty 1 (2014)
Abstract
To the parties and lower courts, Zivotofsky v. Kerry has been a dispute primarily about the nature of the President's power to recognize foreign borders. But what if the law also raises another, entirely separate issue under Article II?
This essay explores the possibility that Section 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2003 is unconstitutional not because it recognizes a border or materially interferes with the implementation of U.S. recognition policy, but simply because it purports to compel diplomatic speech that the President opposes. From this angle, Zivotofsky presents a question about who controls official diplomatic communications, and recognition is beside the point.
Repository Citation
Scoville, Ryan M., "Compelled Diplomacy in Zivotofsky v. Kerry" (2014). Faculty Publications. 649.
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/facpub/649