American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law
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American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law

Contesting Power through the International Criminal Court

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eBook - PDF

American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law

Contesting Power through the International Criminal Court

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Introduction: Contesting the International Rule of Law
  11. Part I Ideology in American International Law Policy
  12. Part II Contesting Global Legal Power through the ICC
  13. Index