Rule of Power or Rule of Law?

"Rule of Power or Rule of Law?" assesses U.S. compliance with nine treaties addressing some of the most urgent global security threats, ranging from proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to global climate change.

The study documents the value of those treaties, but concludes that the United States, in an echo of the nineteenth century idea of Manifest Destiny, is undermining each of them, preferring instead to set itself above the law and relying mainly on its own military and economic might.

Written by a group of experts in the various fields, including leaders of non-govermental organizations and international lawyers, it has been described as "a brilliantly conceived and executed study that examines unflinchingly the dangerous descent of the U.S. government into the bottomless pit of global lawlessness" and "essential reading" for diplomats, policy makers, and everyone interested in these security issues.