The Failed Transparency Regime for Executive Agreements: An Empirical and Normative Analysis was published in the December 2020 issue of the Harvard Law Review. It analyzes data gleaned from 5,689 non-public cover memos that the Executive Branch included when it reported executive agreements to Congress, as required by law, from January 1989 to January 2017. Those cover memos, obtained under a negotiated settlement with the U.S. State Department, offer a window into the executive agreements reported to Congress. They also make it possible to compare those agreements reported to Congress with those made available to the public. The Article uses this data to evaluate the effectiveness of the transparency regime for executive agreements. Here, the Harvard Law Review and the Article’s authors collaborated with the Harvard Law School Library to make the underlying data, as well as the cover memos, available to readers.
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Jun 11, 2022
Oona A. Hathaway; Curtis A. Bradley; Jack L. Goldsmith, 2022, "Executive Agreements Database, Statement Regarding the Agreement Between The United States and Russia On Cooperation In Research On Radiation Effects For The Purpose Of Minimizing The Consequences Of Radioactive Contamination On Health and The Environment, with Annex Signed At Moscow January 14, 1994", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/J90JUE, Harvard Dataverse, V1
TIAS 11481 cover memo
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Oona A. Hathaway; Curtis A. Bradley; Jack L. Goldsmith, 2022, "Executive Agreements Database, Statement Concerning the Agreement with Peru Regarding Trade in Beef and Beef Products of the United States, with Annex. Effected by Exchange of Letters Act Lima and Washington October 6 and 25, 2006. Entered into force October 25, 2006.", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CZMHGM, Harvard Dataverse, V1
TIAS 06-1025.1 TIAS 06-1025.1 cover memo
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Oona A. Hathaway; Curtis A. Bradley; Jack L. Goldsmith, 2022, "Executive Agreements Database, Background Statement Concerning the Agreement Between The United States and The Russian Federation For Cooperation In The Global Learning and Observations To Benefit The Environment (GLOBE) Program, with Appendices Signed At Moscow December 16, 1994 Entered Into Force December 16, 1994", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/D81TVF, Harvard Dataverse, V1
TIAS 12590 cover memo
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Oona A. Hathaway; Curtis A. Bradley; Jack L. Goldsmith, 2022, "Executive Agreements Database, Statement Regarding Memorandum of Understanding Between The U.S. Geological Survey The Department of the Interior of the United States of America and The Geological Survey Of Norway Concerning Scientific and Technical Cooperation In The Earth Sciences Signed At Reston, Virginia, November 25, 2003", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YYLLQK, Harvard Dataverse, V1
TIAS 03-1125.1 cover memo
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Oona A. Hathaway; Curtis A. Bradley; Jack L. Goldsmith, 2022, "Executive Agreements Database, Statement Regarding the Agreement Between The United States and Nicaragua Regarding the Consolidation, Reduction and Rescheduling Of Certain Debts Owed To, Guaranteed By, Or Insured By The United States Government and Its Agency Signed At Managua October 20, 1998", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FTD9XG, Harvard Dataverse, V1
KAV 5358 cover memo
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