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Why U.S. support for international law is so inconsistent

Demonstrates American legal policymakers hold competing conceptions of the 'international rule of law' structured by foreign policy ideologies.

In the modern era, political leaders and scholars have declared the rule of law to be essential to democracy, a necessity for economic growth, and a crucial too

War and security have traditionally been held up as two areas where it is largely assumed international law has little influence on state action. Rule of Law in