Lawless World: America And the Making And Breaking of Global Rules, from FDR's Atlantic Charter to George W. Bush's Illegal War - Couverture rigide

Sands, Philippe

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670034525 ISBN 13 : 9780670034529

Editeur : Viking Pr, 2005

Synopsis

Lawless World 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... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

International lawyer Philippe Sands has a unique insider's view of the elites who govern our lives. His sensational revelations in Lawless World changed the political agenda overnight, forcing Tony Blair to publish damning mterial that he'd tried to hide. Now, in this updated edition with a shocking new chapter, you can get the full story of how the US and UK governments are riding roughshod over international agreements on human rights, war, torture and the environment - the very laws they put in place. Here sands looks at why global rules matter for all of us. And he powerfully makes the case for preserving them ... before justice becomes history.

Biographie de l'auteur

Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at UCL and the author of several books on international law. He is a practising barrister at the Matrix Chambers and has been involved in leading cases before English and international courts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking Pr
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0670034525
• ISBN 13: 9780670034529
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible