Lawless World: America And The Making And Breaking Of Global Rules From Fdr's Atlantic Charter To George W. Bush's Illegal War

Synopsis

Sixty years ago, the United States and Great Britain spearheaded efforts to create a new world order based on international rules. Today these two nations are leading the charge to disregard the very global safeguards they once fought to establish. In this eye-opening book, international lawyer Philippe Sands explains why this radical policy shift has occurred and how it will affect twenty-first-c