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Jan. 24, 2009
America Should Be Part of International Dialogue, Not Above It
Bush-era policies policies conflicted with core principles of international law on state equality and the nonuse of force, Mary Ellen O’Connell writes in "The Power & Purpose of International Law." - Book Excerpt
BOOK EXCERPT
By Mary Ellen O'Connell At the end of the twentieth century, at the same time major changes were occurring in all aspects of international law, a small group of political theorists, known as neoconservatives, rose to prominence in the United States. Their views had much in common with Hans Morgenthau, although it was likely another University of Chicago academic, Leo Strauss, who influenced them more. Strauss shared with Morgenthau th...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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