The Resource Meeting the enemy : American exceptionalism and international law, Natsu Taylor Saito
Meeting the enemy : American exceptionalism and international law, Natsu Taylor Saito
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- Summary
- Since its founding, the United States has defined itself as the supreme protector of freedom throughout the world, pointing to its Constitution as the model of law to ensure democracy at home and to protect human rights internationally. Although the United States has consistently emphasized the importance of the international legal system, it has simultaneously distanced itself from many established principles of international law and the institutions that implement them. In fact, the American government has attempted to unilaterally reshape certain doctrines of international law while disregarding others, such as provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the prohibition on torture. America' s selective self-exemption, Natsu Taylor Saito argues, undermines not only specific legal institutions and norms, but leads to a decreased effectiveness of the global rule of law. Meeting the Enemy is a pointed look at why the United States' frequent - if selective - disregard of international law and institutions is met with such high levels of approval, or at least complacency, by the American public.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 374 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : "A distinctly American internationalism"
- Saving civilization : the war on terror
- Civilizing the other : colonial origins of international law
- "A city on a hill" : America as exception
- Establishing the republic : first principles and American identity
- A manifest destiny : colonizing the continent
- American imperial expansion
- making the world safe for democracy
- The new world order and American hegemony
- Confronting American exceptionalism
- Isbn
- 9780615335193
- Label
- Meeting the enemy : American exceptionalism and international law
- Title
- Meeting the enemy
- Title remainder
- American exceptionalism and international law
- Statement of responsibility
- Natsu Taylor Saito
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Since its founding, the United States has defined itself as the supreme protector of freedom throughout the world, pointing to its Constitution as the model of law to ensure democracy at home and to protect human rights internationally. Although the United States has consistently emphasized the importance of the international legal system, it has simultaneously distanced itself from many established principles of international law and the institutions that implement them. In fact, the American government has attempted to unilaterally reshape certain doctrines of international law while disregarding others, such as provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the prohibition on torture. America' s selective self-exemption, Natsu Taylor Saito argues, undermines not only specific legal institutions and norms, but leads to a decreased effectiveness of the global rule of law. Meeting the Enemy is a pointed look at why the United States' frequent - if selective - disregard of international law and institutions is met with such high levels of approval, or at least complacency, by the American public.--
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- Cataloging source
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- Saito, Natsu Taylor
- Dewey number
- 973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Critical America
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Exceptionalism
- Manifest Destiny
- International law
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Meeting the enemy : American exceptionalism and international law, Natsu Taylor Saito
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- Introduction : "A distinctly American internationalism" -- Saving civilization : the war on terror -- Civilizing the other : colonial origins of international law -- "A city on a hill" : America as exception -- Establishing the republic : first principles and American identity -- A manifest destiny : colonizing the continent -- American imperial expansion -- making the world safe for democracy -- The new world order and American hegemony -- Confronting American exceptionalism
- Control code
- FIEb17871670
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 374 pages
- Isbn
- 9780615335193
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)454381769
- Label
- Meeting the enemy : American exceptionalism and international law, Natsu Taylor Saito
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction : "A distinctly American internationalism" -- Saving civilization : the war on terror -- Civilizing the other : colonial origins of international law -- "A city on a hill" : America as exception -- Establishing the republic : first principles and American identity -- A manifest destiny : colonizing the continent -- American imperial expansion -- making the world safe for democracy -- The new world order and American hegemony -- Confronting American exceptionalism
- Control code
- FIEb17871670
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 374 pages
- Isbn
- 9780615335193
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)454381769
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