Louis Henkin is University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University

Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice

"Henkin comes as close to providing understanding as an honest expert can."--The New York Times Book Review

"Henkin's book is extremely important for our time."--Choice

"In lucidity, comprehensiveness, thoroughness, it offers rich resources to us all."--American Political Science Review

"A wise and graceful book."--Harvard Law Review

"First rate scholarship and first rate writing....I applaud Henkin's masterful work. One of the great values of the book is that it speaks not just to the present, but to future generations, Henkin's articulate elaboration of where we are as we approach the twenty-first century, and his suggestions as to where we can improve, make this book a great contribution to the discussion of foreign affairs and the Constitution for ages to come."--American Journal of International Law

"...a careful and measured analysis of the constitutional law of foreign affairs."--Columbia Journal of Transnational Law

"Elegant, graceful, and lucid, the book sets a standard for legal scholarship that is almost unmatched by current writers"--Michigan Law Review