Cambridge University Press Whither the West?: International Law in Europe and the United States (ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory)

On a variety of international legal matters, relations between the US and European countries are evolving and even diverging. In an ever-changing world, understanding the reasons for this increasing dichotomy is fundamental and has a profound impact on our understanding of world dynamics and globalization and, ultimately, on our awareness of where the West is going. This interdisciplinary volume proposes new frameworks to understand the differences in approach to international law in the US and Europe. To explain the theoretical and historical underpinnings of the diverging views, the expert essays present new research and develop innovative conclusions. They assess and explore issues such as the idea of sovereignty, constitutional law, the use of force, treaty law and international adjudication. Leading authorities in different disciplines including law and political science, the contributors engage in a new dialogue and develop a new discourse on inter-Atlantic views. Book Description A collection of expert essays analyzing how American and European's views of international law are diverging as a reaction to globalization. About the Author Chiara Giorgetti is Professor of Law at Richmond Law School, Virginia. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, Vice President of the American Branch of the International Law Association and Chair of the Academic Council of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. She clerked at the International Court of Justice and has acted as counsel in inter-state boundary disputes, claims commission and international investment arbitrations.Guglielmo Verdirame is Professor of International Law at Kings College London. He has previously held positions at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and Director of Studies for Public International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law. He is the author of The UN and Human Rights: Who Guards the Guardians? (2011).