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A compelling portrait of the relationship between political power and law, and of the impact of these forces on U.S. diplomacy

About the Author

Francis Anthony Boyle is Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois. A highly visible actor in the international arena, he has served as legal advisor to the Palestinian Delegates in the Middle East peace negotiations, as well as to Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic. Boyle is the author of numerous books, including The Bosnian People Charge Genocide and World Politics and International Law, also published by Duke University Press.

Reviews

Highly informative and interesting. Boyle puts the different policy initiatives under the general 'legalist' framework, and he makes sense of this period in the history of U.S. international relations.Q-John Quigley, author of The Ruses for War: American Interventionism since World War II0B0BQSpecialists in the field of America n diplomatic history and the jurisprudence of international law should welcome this work. There is no other that covers the same ground.Q- Alfred P. Rubin, author of Ethics and Authority in International Law0B0B