Law without Nations?: Why Constitutional Government Requires Sovereign StatesPrinceton University Press, 09/02/2009 - 360 páginas What authority does international law really have for the United States? When and to what extent should the United States participate in the international legal system? This forcefully argued book by legal scholar Jeremy Rabkin provides an insightful new look at this important and much-debated question. |
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... western Europe. Differing responses to the challenge of international terrorism simply highlighted the underlying divergence. In the immediate aftermath of September 11, “the world”—speaking through the United Nations (UN)—condemned the ...
... : Why was the United States holding itself aloof from a project that aroused such hopes among democratic countries, western countries, peace-loving countries? A short book by Robert Kagan offered an explanation which Introduction 3 •
... western civilization.” But “western civilization” itself has competing strands. In some ways, the debate that emerged after September 11, like the trans-Atlantic disputes gathering momentum before that supposed turning point, reflected ...
... western Europe greeted the triumph of German arms in 1940 with relief. They hoped for peace. Relinquishing national sovereignty seemed a rea- sonable price to pay for the promise of peace.4 Millions of people in con- quered countries ...
... western Europe, in the summer of 1940. Advocates of collaboration en- visioned a Europe where harmony would reign between classes as be- tween nations, where selfishness and petty interests would give way to common European structures ...
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The Constitutional Logic of Sovereignty | 45 |
The Enlightenment and the Law of Nations | 71 |
Diplomacy of Independence | 98 |
A World Safe for Eurogovernance | 130 |
The Human Rights Crusade | 158 |
Is Sovereignty Traded in Trade Agreements? | 193 |
American Independence and the Opinions of Mankind | 233 |
Notes | 271 |
Index | 345 |
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