International Law, Us Power - The United States'' Quest for Legal Security

Informationen zum Autor Shirley Scott is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, where she established a Masters program in International Law and International Relations. She is also the National Research Chair of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and a member of the executive council of the Asian Society of International Law. Klappentext Shirley Scott explains how the USA has benefited from continuity in its strategic engagement with international law. Zusammenfassung This book is for international lawyers! political scientists and all those who want to understand how the USA has benefited throughout its history from its strategic engagement with international law. The USA's pursuit of offensive and defensive legal security has been an important ingredient of its 'smart power'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The USA quest for legal security; 2. The USA pursuit of legal security through the evolution of the international law of dispute resolution; 3. The USA pursuit of legal security through the evolving regime relating to the use of force; 4. The USA pursuit of legal security in substantive policy arenas; 5. Techniques through which the USA has reconciled its practice of legal security with the principle of sovereign equality; 6. The practice of offensive legal security in USA diplomacy; 7. The future of USA engagement with international law.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Shirley V. Scott, Dr. Shirley V. Scott, Shirley Scott, Shirley V. Scott, Shirley V. (University of New South Wales Scott
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107016729
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01672-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, International Relations, Public International Law, United States of America, USA