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Universal Exceptionalism In International Law, Anu Bradford, Eric A. Posner
Universal Exceptionalism In International Law, Anu Bradford, Eric A. Posner
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A trope of international law scholarship is that the United States is an "exceptionalist" nation, one that takes a distinctive (frequently hostile, unilateralist, or hypocritical) stance toward international law. However, all major powers are similarly "exceptionalist," in the sense that they take distinctive approaches to international law that reflect their values and interests. We illustrate these arguments with discussions of China, the European Union, and the United States. Charges of international-law exceptionalism betray an undefended assumption that one particular view of international law (for scholars, usually the European view) is universally valid.
Louis Henkin (1917-2010), Lori Fisler Damrosch
Louis Henkin (1917-2010), Lori Fisler Damrosch
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Louis Henkin died in New York City on October 14, 2010, a few weeks short of his ninetythird birthday. He was in a class by himself at the intersection of international law, international politics, and the constitutional law of foreign relations in the second half of the twentieth century and the first years of the new millennium.