Meeting the enemy
American exceptionalism and international law
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Author
Publication
2010 - New York University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
93,500 words, Guess
Page Count
374 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemeetingenemyamer0000sait
- ISBN-100814798365
- ISBN-139780814798362
- Library of Congress Control Number2009041512
- OCLC Control Number454381769
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780814798362
- Open LibraryOL23929331M
Classifications
- DDC973
- LCCE183.7 .S24 2010
- LCCE183.7.S24 2010
Description
Since its founding, the United States has defined itself as the supreme protector of freedom throughout the world, pointing to its Constitution as the model of law to ensure democracy at home and to protect human rights internationally. Although the United States has consistently emphasized the importance of the international legal system, it has simultaneously distanced itself from many established principles of international law and the institutions that implement them. In fact, the American government has attempted to unilaterally reshape certain doctrines of international law while disregarding others, such as provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the prohibition on torture. America' s selective self-exemption, Natsu Taylor Saito argues, undermines not only specific legal institutions and norms, but leads to a decreased effectiveness of the global rule of law. Meeting the Enemy is a pointed look at why the United States' frequent - if selective - disregard of international law and institutions is met with such high levels of approval, or at least complacency, by the American public.--
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- Critical America
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- Meeting the enemy: American exceptionalism and international law
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