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Disengage And Obstruct: The Un-Of-Values And The Human Rights Council, Kenneth Anderson
Disengage And Obstruct: The Un-Of-Values And The Human Rights Council, Kenneth Anderson
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The following is a sample chapter from a book on US-UN relations, "Living with the UN." The book offers an analysis of policies available to the United States in its dealings with the United Nations, and offers "heuristics" of engagement to guide US dealings with different parts and functions of the UN. These policy rules of thumb are framed around a larger (mostly sharply critical, particularly in this chapter) analysis of "multilateral engagement" that is presented earlier in the book and which is a combination of analysis specific to US-UN relations and to US foreign policy generally. This book breaks …
Parochialism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
Parochialism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers
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Summary: "This book determines the boundary between parochial and cosmopolitan justice. To what extent should law recognize or support the political, historical, cultural, and economic differences among nations? Ten lawyers and philosophers from five continents consider whether certain states or persons deserve special treatment or exemptions or heightened duties under international law. Parochialism and cosmopolitanism are the two faces of international law, which recognizes our common humanity by protecting us in our differences"-- Provided by publisher.