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............................................................................................................................DescriptionIn this book, Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner argue that international law matters, but that it is less powerful and less significant than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage. It does not pull states towards compliance contrary to their interests, and the possibilities for what it can achieve are limited. The Limits of International Law has important implications for debates about the role of international law in the foreign policy of the United States and other nations.............................................................................................................................ContentsPart 1 - Customary International Law1. A Theory of Customary International Law 2. Case Studies Part 2 - Treaties3. A Theory of International Agreements 4. Human Rights 5. International Trade Part 3 - Rhetoric, Morality, and International Law6. A Theory of International Rhetoric 7. International Law and Moral Obligation 8. Liberal Democracy and Cosmopolitan Duty Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Index............................................................................................................................Author DetailsJack L. Goldsmith is Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard University. He is coauthor of Who Controls the Internet? and the casebooks Foreign Relations Law and Conflicts oj Laws.Eric A. Posner is Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago. He is the coauthor of Terror in the Balance and the editor of the Journal of Legal Studies.............................................................................................................................
