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Sands, Philippe, 1960-

Lawless world : America and the making and breaking global rules / Philippe Sands. - Fully updated [ed.] - xxviii, 324 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

International lawyer Philippe Sands has been involved in high-profile cases including Guantanamo and Pinochet. In Lawless World he draws on disturbing material to show how America has reneged on agreements governing war, torture and the environment--with Britain often turning a blind eye or colluding in some of the worst violations. In recent years America has abandoned the Kyoto Protocol and the Statute of the International Criminal Court, ignored human rights standards at Abu Ghraib and disregarded the UN's prohibition of pre-emptive force.

ISBN: 9780713997927 (pbk.) 0141017996 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007407323

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International law.
International law--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Moral and ethical aspects.--1997-
United States--Foreign relations--Moral and ethical aspects.--1989-

LC Class. No.: KZ3410 / .S26 2006a

Dewey Class. No.: 341 SAN / DS0079