American foreign policy ideology and the international rule of law : contesting power through the International Criminal Court / Malcolm Jorgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jorgensen, Malcolm, 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Criminal Court--History.

International Criminal Court.

International law--United States.

International law.

International criminal law--United States.

International criminal law.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction : Contesting the International Rule of Law

Part I: Ideology in American International Law Policy. America's "Exceptional" International Law Policy

The Structure of American Foreign Policy Ideology

Competing Conceptions of the International Rule of Law

Part II: Contesting Global Legal Power Through the ICC. Bush 43 Administration 2000-

Bush 43 Administration 2004-

Obama Administration 2008-

Conclusion : Between Power & Transcendent Values.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Dec 2019).

ISBN:

1-108-75734-0

1-108-68738-5

1-108-63065-0