LEADER 03871nam 22007934a 450 001 9910970971103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612426810 010 $a9781282426818 010 $a1282426818 010 $a9780226675923 010 $a0226675920 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226675923 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001825 035 $a(EBL)471901 035 $a(OCoLC)503831184 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000777733 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12325490 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777733 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10757274 035 $a(PQKB)10229756 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000341365 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12126791 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341365 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10390702 035 $a(PQKB)11411043 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471901 035 $a(DE-B1597)524163 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226675923 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471901 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354023 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242681 035 $a(PPN)225426137 035 $a(Perlego)1851761 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001825 100 $a20081222d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe perils of global legalism /$fEric A. Posner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780226675756 311 08$a0226675750 311 08$a9780226675749 311 08$a0226675742 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-261) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPart I. Global Legalism -- $tPart II. Adjudication in Anarchy -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aThe first months of the Obama administration have led to expectations, both in the United States and abroad, that in the coming years America will increasingly promote the international rule of law-a position that many believe is both ethically necessary and in the nation's best interests. With The Perils of Global Legalism, Eric A. Posner explains that such views demonstrate a dangerously naive tendency toward legalism-an idealistic belief that law can be effective even in the absence of legitimate institutions of governance. After tracing the historical roots of the concept, Posner carefully lays out the many illusions-such as universalism, sovereign equality, and the possibility of disinterested judgment by politically unaccountable officials-on which the legalistic view is founded. Drawing on such examples as NATO's invasion of Serbia, attempts to ban the use of land mines, and the free-trade provisions of the WTO, Posner demonstrates throughout that the weaknesses of international law confound legalist ambitions-and that whatever their professed commitments, all nations stand ready to dispense with international agreements when it suits their short- or long-term interests. Provocative and sure to be controversial, The Perils of Global Legalism will serve as a wake-up call for those who view global legalism as a panacea-and a reminder that international relations in a brutal world allow no room for illusions. 606 $aInternational law$xPhilosophy 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aInternational and municipal law 615 0$aInternational law$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aInternational and municipal law. 676 $a341.01 700 $aPosner$b Eric A$0254848 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970971103321 996 $aThe perils of global legalism$94361382 997 $aUNINA