This paper draws upon a lecture delivered at the Harvard Law School on April 6, 2011, and upon three earlier works: Michael J. Glennon, The Constitution and Chapter VII of the UN Charter, 85 Am. J. Int’l L. 74 (1991); Michael J. Glennon, Too Far Apart: Repeal the War Powers Resolution, 50 U. Miami L. … Continue reading The Cost of “Empty Words”: A Comment on the Justice Department’s Libya Opinion