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050	0	0	_aKZ3410 _b.G65 2007
100	1		_aGoldsmith, Jack L. _914594
245	1	4	_aThe limits of international law / _cJack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner.
250			_a1st paperback ed.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2007.
300			_a262 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA theory of customary international law -- Case studies -- A theory of international agreements -- Human rights -- International trade -- A theory of international rhetoric -- International law and moral obligation -- Liberal democracy and cosmopolitan duty.
520			_aCover The Limits of International Law The Limits of International Law Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner Description International law is much debated and discussed, but poorly understood. Does international law matter, or do states regularly violate it with impunity? If international law is of no importance, then why do states devote so much energy to negotiating treaties and providing legal defenses for their actions? In turn, if international law does matter, why does it reflect the interests of powerful states, why does it change so often, and why are violations of international law usually not punished? In this book, Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner argue that international law matters but that it is less powerful and less significant than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage. It does not pull states towards compliance contrary to their interests, and the possibilities for what it can achieve are limited. It follows that many global problems are simply unsolvable. The book has important implications for debates about the role of international law in the foreign policy of the United States and other nations. The authors see international law as an instrument for advancing national policy, but one that is precarious and delicate, constantly changing in unpredictable ways based on non-legal changes in international politics. They believe that efforts to replace international politics with international law rest on unjustified optimism about international law's past accomplishments and present capacities.
526	0		_aLaw
590			_aNuri Mahajabi
650		0	_aInternational law _xPhilosophy. _914598
650		0	_aInternational law _xMoral and ethical aspects. _914599
700	1		_aPosner, Eric A. _eauthor _914597
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