The American Tradition of International Law: Great Expectations 1789-1914

by Mark Weston Janis

How do we account for the rise of international law in the United States? The answer cannot be simple, and it may never be complete. Yet, approaching this question may enable us to better account for the state of American international law today and to help to predict its future.

This volume, the first of two, charts the history and emergence of international law in the American common law tradition, from its English roots in the late 18th...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198262582
• ISBN13: 9780198262589
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"