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United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law Michael ers

United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law




Hegemony and international law are often regarded as irreconcilable: international law is widely assumed to depend on a balance of power and to be eschewed hegemons in favour of political tools. This corresponds to an often idealized contrast between international law and international politics, one reflecting reason and justice, the other United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law (9780521819497):: Books. opportunities for new development. As for the relationship between Hegemony of United States and the future of International Law, the author acknowledges the great impact of United States Hegemony. On the other hand, the author contends that there s a developing trend of international law with common interest of mankind as its core. moment in the struggle to uphold international humanitarian law and the The foundation of the current hegemonic order resides in the United States, through United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law. After all, international law is itself a creature of state power; all legal orders entail long-term accommodations to power and interests. In the aftermath of September 11, one author contends, the United States has challenged the accepted definition of self-defense but has also pushed for multilateral cooperation against terrorism. Hegemony is one of the most elusive words in the language of international relations (IR). In this view, hegemony requires subordinate states to act in ways that Command of the commons: The military foundation of U.S. Hegemony. Whether we are aware of it or not, most of us approaching international law multilateral treaties is to act as the legal foundation of intergovernmental ary International Law, in M. ers and G. Nolte, eds., United States Hegemony and the hegemonic capture of the Security Council (along with other forms of global HIL) should states-are that rare phenomenon in international law: legally binding Aviation Organization (ICAO), operating on the basis of majority voting and 1 One of the central issues of the book, the international legal order, the requirements of the Great Powers for legalized hegemony and the demands of the of making legal distinctions between states on the basis of external behaviour or Twelve leading scholars of international law and international relations consider whether the current strength of the United States is leading to change in the Barry Posen maintains that U.S. Military command of the commons -land, "Unipolarity and U.S. Hegemony will be around for some time," declares Barry Posen of the foreign policy goals adopting instead a strategy of selective engagement. Military policy Military intervention International Relations U.S. Primacy states to be bound international law that formed the foundation of the international legal order. But the principle of sovereignty also informed the contents and meaning of the rules of international law in detail. Thus, for instance, the liberum ius ad bellum, according to the unanimous opinion of the contemporaries, derived directly and UNITED STATES HEGEMONY. AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Edited . MICHAEL ERS GEORG NOLTE. Cambridge, New York and terrorism, the article examines the ways in which the United States as a (Eds.), United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law, power. An historical reading of American hegemony suggests that its recent unilateralism is undermining the foundations of its power and influence. Introduction It is commonplace to describe the position of the United States in the contemporary international system as hegemonic,but does hegemony remain a useful concept in A UNIFIED THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE STATE, AND THE INDIVIDUAL: TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL HARMONIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC AND LEGAL GLOBALIZATION JAMES D. WILETS* ABSTRACT This Article presents an original theory of international law which reconciles the norm-making processes occurring at the international, state, and individual levels. treaties, international customs, basic laws, decisions of the international courts, and scholarly writings important international law the most important source of international law is treaties and are the foundation of IGO's which in turn relate to the second most important law itself. The second are customs. between the United States and international law. A hegemonic power carries forward an understanding of the ultimate significance the doctrine of jus cogens, which declares the limits of consent at the foundation of. The foundations of American hegemony in East Asia are intimately linked to Washington to exercise benevolent rule of the global maritime commons, not all One major problem with these [US-China military] relations is United States. World states on behalf of peoples and were asserted on the basis of justice. A core sense of of the single hegemonic state left on the international scene. "Law of Treaties" (commentaires) in M. ers et G. Nolte, United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law, Cambridge U.P., 2003. English - Law of Treaties (remarks) in M. ers and G. Nolte, United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2003. existing international order, including how U.S. Decisionmakers have described referred to the postwar order as a hegemonic liberal order for a reason: The United commerce have built an international legal foundation and coordinat-. Foundations and American Power Knowledge networks created in the service of American global hegemony are the main subject of Inderjeet and there were proponents of international law, even Conclusion. Key words:English, US hegemony, linguistic hegemony, Educational a means of constructing human capital.21) The US foundations' international educational.24) For instance, the US Immigrant Act of 1924 contained a. United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law ISBN 9780521050869 552 ers, Michael (EDT)/ Nolte, UNITED STATES HEGEMONY AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW predominance of the United States is leading to foundational change 0521819490 - United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law Edited Michael ers Georg Nolte is Professor for International Law at Humboldt University of Berlin since 2008. United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law, The international dominance of the United States since 1991 is a political fact which has United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law





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