The Limits of International Law

by Jack L. Goldsmith, Eric A. Posner (Author)

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'The Limits of International Law' argues that international law matters but that its scope and significance is far less than assumed by academics, the media, and many public officials.

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Jack Goldsmith's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush what he could and could not do . . . legally. After taking the job in October 2003 he found his predecessors' opinions, which were the legal framework governing the conduct of the military and intelligence agencies in the war on terror, to be deeply flawed. show more Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard University. From October 2003 to June 2004 he was Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts. show less
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Eric A. Posner is Professor of Law at the University of Chicago

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Politics and Government, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
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341.01Society, government, & cultureLawInternational Law - United Nations, EU
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KZ3160 .P67 .A38LawLaw of nationsLaw of nationsLaw of nations20th centuryPublicists. Writers on public international law
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