The United States and International Law: Paradoxes of Support Across Contemporary Issues

by Richard W Maass and Lucrecia García Iommi

Book Overview

The United States spearheaded the creation of many international organizations and treaties after World War II and maintains a strong record of compliance across several issue areas, yet it also refuses to ratify major international conventions like the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Why does the United States often seem to support international law in one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472055410
• ISBN13: 9780472055418
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"