Shaping foreign policy in times of crisis : the role of international law and the state department legal adviser / Michael P. Scharf, Paul R. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scharf, Michael P., 1963-

Contributor:

Williams, Paul R., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--United States.

International law.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Law and legislation.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"All ten of the living former U.S. State Department legal advisers from the Carter administration to that of George W. Bush examine the role international law played during the major crises on their watch"--Provided by publisher.

"Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis grew out of a series of meetings that the authors convened with all ten of the living former U.S. State Department legal advisers (from the Carter administration to that of George W. Bush). Based on their insider accounts of the role that international law actually played during the major crises on their watch, the book explores whether international law is real law or just a form of politics that policymakers are free to ignore whenever they perceive it to be in their interest to do so. Written in a style that will appeal to the casual reader and serious scholar alike, the book includes a foreword by the Obama administration's State Department legal adviser, Harold Koh; background on the theoretical underpinnings of the compliance debate; an in-depth case study of the treatment of detainees in the war on terror; and a comprehensive glossary of the terms, names, places, and events that are discussed in the book"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword: America's conscience on international law Harold Hongju Koh; 1. The compliance debate; 2. A brief history of L; 3. The path to L; 4. The Carter administration - Herbert J. Hansell; 5. The Carter administration - Roberts B. Owen; 6. The Reagan administration - Davis R. Robinson; 7. The Reagan administration and Bush administration - Abraham D. Sofaer; 8. The Bush (42nd) administration - Edwin D. Williamson; 9. The Bush (42nd) administration - Michael J. Matheson; 10. The Clinton administration - Conrad K. Harper; 11. The Clinton administration - David R. Andrews; 12. The Bush (44th) administration - William H. Taft IV; 13. The Bush (44th) administration - John B. Bellinger III; 14. State department legal adviser's roundtable; 15. Foreign legal advisers' roundtable; 16. Lawyering the treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism; 17. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521766807

052176680X

9780521167703

0521167701

OCLC:

435967614