The U.S. Department of Justice, National Security and Constitutionalization of Politics Since 9/11
- Institution: Jagiellonian University in Cracow
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-3285
- Year of publication: 2023
- Source: Show
- Pages: 307-319
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2023.06.22
- PDF: ppk/76/ppk7622.pdf
The aim of the article is to analyze the phenomenon of the constitutionalization of politics, understood as the influence of non-judicial actors on the procedure of constitutional review on the example of the functioning of selected offices of the United States Department of Justice during the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. By analyzing the activities of attorneys general and Office of Legal Counsel lawyers, the author shows the important role of these entities in determining the constitutionality of surveillance policy of presidential administrations in the field of national security.