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A trope of international law scholarship is that the United States is an "exceptionalist" nation, one that takes a distinctive (frequently hostile, unilateralist, or hypocritical) stance toward international law. However, all major powers are similarly "exceptionalist," in the sense that they take distinctive approaches to international law that reflect their values and interests. We illustrate these arguments with discussions of China, the European Union, and the United States. Charges of international-law exceptionalism betray an undefended assumption that one particular view of international law (for scholars, usually the European view) is universally valid.

Award date: 1990 ; Supervisor: A. Cassese ; First made available online 3 September 2015

The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration. Today, international investment law consists of a network of multifaceted, multilayered international treaties that, in one way or another, involve virtually every country of the world. The evolution of this network continues, raising a host of issues regarding international investment law and policy, especially in the area of international investment disputes. This Yearbook monitors current developments in international investment law and policy, focusing (in Part One) recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI). Part Two, then addresses the fundamental developments in European Union policy toward bilateral investment treaties, and helpfully annexes the key official European Union documents. With contributions by leading experts in the field, this title provides timely, authoritative information on FDI that can be used by a wide audience, including practitioners, academics, researchers, and policy makers. ; https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment_books/1015/thumbnail.jpg

The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations attended a panel discussion at the International Law Weekend held at Fordham University on October 24, 2009. We were introduced to experts on the topic of law in outer space and attended a panel discussion highlighting the growing importance of outer space, and how it is becoming the "new frontier" for international law and state interaction. We decided that this would be the most exciting and relevant way to open our very special issue on science and diplomacy because the cooperation and interaction of states over matters not even of this world illustrates the direct effect of science and technology on diplomacy. By holding our own panel discussion here at the Whitehead Journal, we are pleased to present the discussion of international law in outer space! Adapted from the source document.

While some have argued that neutrality has become irrelevant, this volume asserts that neutrality continues to be a key concept of the law of armed conflict. Neutrality in Contemporary International Law details the rights and duties of neutral states and demonstrates how the rules of neutrality continue to apply in modern day conflicts