Oxford; New York Oxford University Press 2010 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 232 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2009053047 Type of material Book Personal name Janis, Mark W. Main title America and the law of nations 1776-1939 / Mark Weston Janis. Published/Created Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Description x, 232 p.; 25 cm. ISBN 9780199579341 (cloth: alk. paper) 0199579342 (cloth: alk. paper) LC classification KF4581. J358 2010 LC Subjects International and municipal law--United States--History. International law--United States--History. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 341.0973 Geographic area code n-us---Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn460061455

ISBN10: 0199579342, ISBN13: 9780199579341, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 is a unique exploration of the ways in which Americans have perceived, applied, advanced, and frustrated international law. It demonstrates the varieties and continuities of America's approaches to international law. The book begins with the important role the law of nations played for founders like Jefferson and Madison in framing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It then discusses theintellectual contributions to international law made by leaders in the New Republic -Kent and Wheaton- and the place of international law in the 19th century judgments of Marshall, Story, and Taney. The book goes on toexamine the contributions of American utopians -Dodge, Worcester, Ladd, Burritt, and Carnegie- to the establishment of the League of Nations, the World Court, the International Law Association and the American Society of International Law. It finishes with an analysis of the wavering support to international law given by Woodrow Wilson and the emergence of a new American isolationism following the disappointment of World War I. For anyone who hopes to understand theimportant place of international law in America and the complex role of America in the development of international law, America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 is a crucial read. This book narrates the important role that international ...
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ISBN10: 0199579342, ISBN13: 9780199579341, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 is a unique exploration of the ways in which Americans have perceived, applied, advanced, and frustrated international law. It demonstrates the varieties and continuities of America's approaches to international law. The book begins with the important role the law of nations played for founders like Jefferson and Madison in framing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It then discusses theintellectual contributions to international law made by leaders in the New Republic -Kent and Wheaton- and the place of international law in the 19th century judgments of Marshall, Story, and Taney. The book goes on toexamine the contributions of American utopians -Dodge, Worcester, Ladd, Burritt, and Carnegie- to the establishment of the League of Nations, the World Court, the International Law Association and the American Society of International Law. It finishes with an analysis of the wavering support to international law given by Woodrow Wilson and the emergence of a new American isolationism following the disappointment of World War I. For anyone who hopes to understand theimportant place of international law in America and the complex role of America in the development of international law, America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 is a crucial read. This book narrates the important role that international ...
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