American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law: Contesting Power through the International...

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Malcolm Jorgensen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law

Contesting Power through the International Criminal Court

Malcolm Jorgensen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

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English

Cambridge University Press
02 January 2020

International relations; Law; Public international law; International organisations & institutions

American engagement with international law has long been framed by commitment to the 'international rule of law', which persists even across divergent political and historical eras. Yet, despite appeals to legal ideals, American international law policy is consistently criticised as fraught with contradiction and distorted by beliefs in 'exceptionalism'. These contested claims of fidelity to law are the subject of this book: what does the 'international rule of law' mean for American legal policymakers even as they advocate competing commitments to international legal order? Answers are found in extensive evidence that American policymakers receive international law through established foreign policy ideologies, which correspond with divisions in both legal scholarship and diplomatic history. Using the case of the International Criminal Court, the book demonstrates that the very meaning of the international rule of law is structured by competing ideological beliefs; between American policymakers and global counterparts, and among American policymakers themselves.

By: Malcolm Jorgensen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781108481434
ISBN 10: 1108481434
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 02 January 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Malcolm Jorgensen is a Fellow at the Berlin Potsdam Research Group 'International Law: Rise or Decline?'. He holds a Ph.D. in International Law and American Foreign Policy from the University of Sydney, where he was a Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre and remains an Associate of the Sydney Centre for International Law. He formerly served in the Australian foreign ministry.