Natsu Taylor Saito

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Meeting the Enemy: American Exceptionalism and International LawHardcover, 22 March 2010

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Part of Series
Critical America
Part of Series
Critical America (New York University Hardcover)
Print Length
384 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
22 Mar 2010
ISBN-10
0814798365
ISBN-13
9780814798362

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.

Product Details

Author:
Natsu Taylor Saito
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
22 March 2010
Dimensions:
23.29 x 16.13 x 2.92 cm
ISBN-10:
0814798365
ISBN-13:
9780814798362
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
384
Weight:
648.64 gm

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