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Book Synopsis
Analyses the seemingly inconsistent US relationship with international law by identifying five types of state support for international law: leadership, consent, internalization, compliance, and enforcement. Each follows different logics and entails unique costs and incentives.

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1) The United States and International Law: Five Dimensions of Support
  • Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University) and Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University)
    Part I: Governing International Relations
  • 2) Enforcing Territorial Integrity: U.S. Support for the Prohibition of Conquest in International Law
  • Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University)
  • 3) The United States and the International Court of Justice: A Century of Unfulfilled Promise
  • Charlotte Ku (Texas A&M University)
  • 4) Between Formalism and Instrumentalism: The United States and International Law Governing the Use of Inter-State Force
  • Christian Henderson (University of Sussex)
  • 5) The United States and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Pushing the Limits of the Law
  • Jeffrey S. Lantis (The College of Wooster)
  • 6) The United States and International Trade Law: A Precarious Relationship
  • Judith L. Goldstein and Christina Toenshoff (Stanford University)
    Part II: Governing Individuals
  • 7) Human Rights Treaties in the United States: The Case of CEDAW
  • Lisa Baldez (Dartmouth College)
  • 8) The United States and the International Criminal Court: Interests, American Exceptionalism, and Why the U.S. Relationship with the ICC Does Not Change
  • Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University)
  • 9) The Double Life of Uncle Sam: The United States and the International Laws Banning Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
  • Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi (University of South Florida)
  • 10) Contemporary U.S. Targeted Killing: Expanding the Legal Boundaries of Warfare to Facilitate State Violence
  • Rebecca Sanders (University of Cincinnati)
    Part III: Governing the Globe
  • 11) “Exceptional” Leadership: The United States and the International Law of the Sea
  • James Harrison and Oliver Turner (University of Edinburgh)
  • 12) Leader or Laggard? The United States and International Environmental Law
  • Pamela Chasek (Manhattan College) and David L. Downie (Fairfield University)
  • 13) The United States and Cybersecurity Due Diligence: A Continuing Dialogue for International Cyber Norms
  • Scott J. Shackelford and Rachel D. Dockery (Indiana University)
  • 14) Understanding U.S. Support for International Law
  • Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University) and Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University)
  • List of Contributors

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 30/07/2022
      ISBN13: 9780472055418, 978-0472055418
      ISBN10: 0472055410
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses the seemingly inconsistent US relationship with international law by identifying five types of state support for international law: leadership, consent, internalization, compliance, and enforcement. Each follows different logics and entails unique costs and incentives.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • Acknowledgments
      • 1) The United States and International Law: Five Dimensions of Support
      • Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University) and Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University)
        Part I: Governing International Relations
      • 2) Enforcing Territorial Integrity: U.S. Support for the Prohibition of Conquest in International Law
      • Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University)
      • 3) The United States and the International Court of Justice: A Century of Unfulfilled Promise
      • Charlotte Ku (Texas A&M University)
      • 4) Between Formalism and Instrumentalism: The United States and International Law Governing the Use of Inter-State Force
      • Christian Henderson (University of Sussex)
      • 5) The United States and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Pushing the Limits of the Law
      • Jeffrey S. Lantis (The College of Wooster)
      • 6) The United States and International Trade Law: A Precarious Relationship
      • Judith L. Goldstein and Christina Toenshoff (Stanford University)
        Part II: Governing Individuals
      • 7) Human Rights Treaties in the United States: The Case of CEDAW
      • Lisa Baldez (Dartmouth College)
      • 8) The United States and the International Criminal Court: Interests, American Exceptionalism, and Why the U.S. Relationship with the ICC Does Not Change
      • Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University)
      • 9) The Double Life of Uncle Sam: The United States and the International Laws Banning Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
      • Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi (University of South Florida)
      • 10) Contemporary U.S. Targeted Killing: Expanding the Legal Boundaries of Warfare to Facilitate State Violence
      • Rebecca Sanders (University of Cincinnati)
        Part III: Governing the Globe
      • 11) “Exceptional” Leadership: The United States and the International Law of the Sea
      • James Harrison and Oliver Turner (University of Edinburgh)
      • 12) Leader or Laggard? The United States and International Environmental Law
      • Pamela Chasek (Manhattan College) and David L. Downie (Fairfield University)
      • 13) The United States and Cybersecurity Due Diligence: A Continuing Dialogue for International Cyber Norms
      • Scott J. Shackelford and Rachel D. Dockery (Indiana University)
      • 14) Understanding U.S. Support for International Law
      • Richard W. Maass (Old Dominion University) and Lucrecia GarcÍa Iommi (Fairfield University)
      • List of Contributors

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