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American engagement with international law has long been framed by commitment to the 'international rule of law', which persists even across divergent political and historical eras. Yet, despite appeals to legal ideals, American international law policy is consistently criticised as fraught with contradiction and distorted by beliefs in 'exceptionalism'. These contested claims of fidelity to law are the subject of this book: what does the 'international rule of law' mean for American legal policymakers even as they advocate competing commitments to international legal order? Answers are found in extensive evidence that American policymakers receive international law through established foreign policy ideologies, which correspond with divisions in both legal scholarship and diplomatic history. Using the case of the International Criminal Court, the book demonstrates that the very meaning of the international rule of law is structured by competing ideological beliefs; between American policymakers and global counterparts, and among American policymakers themselves.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781108722377
eBay Product ID (ePID)22049033631
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Number of Pages301 Pages
Publication NameAmerican Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law: Contesting Power through the International Criminal Court
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaInternational Law
AuthorMalcolm Jorgensen
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Item Height229 mm
Item Weight407 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMalcolm Jorgensen