Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Power Politics and International Law

... of the international system and the claim that all states are equal under the law. Due to the fact that this behavior is not limited to extreme case scenarios, in which a crisis necessitates unilateral action that may not be entirely concurrent with international law, it leaves researchers questioning why the United States chooses to break international law when doing so does not necessarily serve to promote its vital interests. Although other states repeatedly condemn this pattern of behavior, there ...