The Hidden History of International Law in the Americas

The Hidden History of International Law in the Americas

Author: Dr. Juan Pablo Scarfi
ISBN: 9780190622343
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 01 November 2016
Price: $85.00

The History and Theory of International Law

• Explores the intellectual history of American international law in the Western Hemisphere
• Studies the rise and evolution of the American Institute of International Law (AIIL)
• Focuses on recent scholarship on the history of international law in the U.S. and Latin America

• Argues that American international law was driven by a U.S.-led imperial aspiration of civilizing Latin America through the promotion of the international rule of law