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Reluctant engagement : U.S. policy and the International Criminal Court /

Why has the United States taken such a firm stance against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and expended such diplomatic goodwill in an attempt to dismantle a tribunal that poses no serious risk to its citizens? This book critiques causal ideologies such as American exceptionalism, state sover...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kielsgard, Mark D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston, Mass. : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.
Colección:Studies in intercultural human rights ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why has the United States taken such a firm stance against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and expended such diplomatic goodwill in an attempt to dismantle a tribunal that poses no serious risk to its citizens? This book critiques causal ideologies such as American exceptionalism, state sovereignty and laissez-faire capitalism to show how U.S. opposition is driven by pervasive political, legal, historic, military and economic conditioning factors. It shows how U.S. attitudes transcend partisan politics and predicts how the U.S.-ICC relationship will be affected by the economic crisis, s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource ([ix], 395 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004189751
9004189750
1282952455
9781282952454
ISSN:1876-9861 ;