And by the way, it's not just Barr's opinion, this is a binding decision from OLC that binds the Executive unless and until it's overturned. So it is like a judicial opinion, but within the executive branch. Barr said that Article 2.4 of the UN Charter does not prohibit the executive, as a matter of domestic law, from authorizing forcible abductions. Put another way, quote, as a matter of domestic law, the Executive has the power to authorize actions inconsistent with Article2.4 of the UN Charter. What does that mean? (42:41–42:56)
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Asserts that the UN Charter does not limit the U.S. executive's domestic legal authority for forcible abductions.
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