Systems of law usually establish a hierarchy of norms based on the particular source from
which the norms derive. In national legal systems, it is commonplace for the fundamental …

Ten years ago, in the wake of massive crimes in central Africa and the Balkans, the first
permanent international criminal court was established in The Hague despite resistance …

During the Falldands/Malvinas War of 1982, the British captured Argentine Navy Captain
Alfredo Astiz. Non-governmental human rights organizations accused Astiz, a notorious …

In his 1996 State of the Union Address, President Bill Clinton announced that the" age of big
government is over." Some Republicans accused him of cynically appropriating their …

The New Imperialism: Violence, Norms, and the "Rule of Law" Page 1 THE NEW IMPERIALISM:
VIOLENCE, NORMS, AND THE "RULE OF LAW" Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks* TABLE OF CONTENTS …

International organizations (or IOs)—intergovernmental entities established by treaty,
usually composed of permanent secretariats, plenary assemblies involving all member …

In Roper v. Simmons, six members of the Supreme Court agreed that international law is
relevant to determination of" society's evolving standards of decency" under the Eighth …

Since 1947 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the
World Trade Organization (WTO), have brought about a dramatic reduction in barriers to …

Successive hegemonic powers have shaped the foundations of international law. This book
examines whether the predominance of the United States is leading to foundational change …

INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, international law scholars have engaged in an
ongoing intellectual skirmish. On one side are the Sovereigntists. 1 Animated by legal and …