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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Declaration_of_warDeclaration of war - Wikipedia

    A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state announces existing or impending war activity against another. The declaration is a performative speech act (or the public signing of a document) by an authorized party of a national government, in order to create a state of war between two or more states .

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_StatesDeclaration of war by the United States - Wikipedia

    United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the declaration of war against Japan on December 8, 1941. A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation and another.

    War
    Declaration
    Opponent (s)
    Date Of Declaration
    War of 1812
    Declaration of war on the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom and its dependencies [11] ...
    June 18, 1812
    Mexican–American War
    Declaration of war on Mexico [14]
    Mexico
    May 13, 1846
    Spanish–American War
    Declaration of war on Spain
    Spain
    April 25, 1898
    World War I
    Declaration of war on Germany
    Germany
    April 6, 1917

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  3. www.senate.gov › about › powers-proceduresAbout Declarations of War by Congress - U.S. Senate

    The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to declare war. Congress has declared war on 11 occasions, including its first declaration of war with Great Britain in 1812. Congress approved its last formal declaration of war during World War II.

    (country)
    (date)
    (senate Vote)
    (effective Date)
    Great Britain
    Jun 17, 1812
    19-13
    Jun 18, 1812
    Mexico
    May 12, 1846
    40-2
    —
    Spain
    Apr 25, 1898
    UC
    —
    Germany
    Apr 4, 1917
    82-6
    —

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  4. theconversation.com › putins-ukraine-invasion-doPutin’s Ukraine invasion: Do declarations of war still exist?

    Mar 3, 2022 · Putin never formally declared war on Ukraine, calling the invasion a “special military operation.” Official declarations of war are increasingly a thing of the past.

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  5. casebook.icrc.org › a_to_z › glossaryDeclaration of war | How does law protect in war? - Online...

    In practice and under customary law, a declaration of war is no longer necessary for a state of war to exist; it suffices for one of the parties to make its intentions clear by actually commencing hostilities.

  6. www.jstor.org › stable › 2190629The Form and Function of the Declaration of War - JSTOR

    A declaration of war is usually a formal proclamation issued on behalf of a state. According to the Hague Convention, it should be "in the form either of a reasoned declaration of war or of an ultimatum with conditional declaration of war"; and it should not take effect as regards neutrals until

  7. opil.ouplaw.com › abstract › 10Oxford Public International Law: Declaration of War

    Subject (s): Use of force, war, peace and neutrality. Published under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law under the direction of Professor Anne Peters (2021–) and Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum (2004–2020).