Exclusive - State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiershttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tillerson-childsoldiers/exclusive-state-dept-revolt-tillerson-accused-of-violating-u-s-law-on-child-soldiers-idUSKBN1DL0EAQuote
Ben Cardin, ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to Tillerson on Friday saying there were “serious concerns that the State Department may not be complying” with the law and that the secretary’s decision “sent a powerful message to these countries that they were receiving a pass on their unconscionable actions.”
From the article, it seems like Tillerson just did what he felt was best when interpreting the Child Soldiers Prevention Act, and in fact, didn't really do anything illegal.
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Legal scholars say that because of the executive branch’s latitude in foreign policy there is little legal recourse to counter Tillerson’s decision.
Herman Schwartz, a constitutional law professor at American University in Washington, said U.S. courts would be unlikely to accept any challenge to Tillerson’s interpretation of the child soldiers law as allowing him to remove a country from the list on his own discretion.
It seems to be a thin accusation. More like grabbing at straws. Anyways, it seems that the complainants have little to no legal recourse. So, I guess we will see what happens.
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