American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law Book contents
- American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law
- American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Ideology in American International Law Policy
- Part II Contesting Global Legal Power through the ICC
- 4 Clinton Administration, 1992–2000
- 5 Bush 43 Administration, 2000–2004
- 6 Bush 43 Administration, 2004–2008
- 7 Obama Administration, 2008–2016
- Conclusion Between Power and Transcendent Values
- Index
5 - Bush 43 Administration, 2000–2004
from Part II - Contesting Global Legal Power through the ICC
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2019
- American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law
- American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Ideology in American International Law Policy
- Part II Contesting Global Legal Power through the ICC
- 4 Clinton Administration, 1992–2000
- 5 Bush 43 Administration, 2000–2004
- 6 Bush 43 Administration, 2004–2008
- 7 Obama Administration, 2008–2016
- Conclusion Between Power and Transcendent Values
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 considers the first term of the George W. Bush (Bush 43) administration (2000–2004) when the US ‘unsigned’ the founding ICC statute and used a combination of domestic legislation and bilateral agreements to obstruct its further development. This period demonstrates a clear rejection of both legalist and liberal internationalist conceptions of the court. The dominant rule of law conception was instead that of illiberal nationalism combined with elements of illiberal internationalism, leading to widespread global criticism that US policy was contrary to the international rule of law. US policymakers nevertheless continued to defend US compliance with legal obligations and international criminal justice, while opposing a court advancing the principles recognised by legalist advocates.
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- American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of LawContesting Power through the International Criminal Court, pp. 159 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020