This book is among the first to address the issues raised by the International Criminal Court (ICC) from an International Relations perspective. By clearly outlining a theoretical framework to interpret these issues, Ralph makes a significant contribution to the English School's study of international society. More specifically, he offers a concise definition of "world society" and thus helps to resolve a longstanding problem in international theory. This groundbreaking conceptual work is supported by an in-depth empirical analysis of American opposition to the ICC. Ralph goes beyond the familiar arguments related to national interests and argues that the Court has exposed the extent to which American notions of accountability are tied to the nation-state. Where other democracies are willing to renegotiate their social contract because they see themselves as part of world society, the US protects its particular contract with "the people" because it offers a means of distinguishing America and its democracy from the rest of the world. This "sovereigntist", or more accurately "Americanist", influence is further illustrated in chapters on the sources of law, universal jurisdiction, transatlantic relations and US policy on international humanitarian law in the war on terror. The book concludes by evoking E.H. Carr's criticism of those great powers who claim that a harmony exists between their particular interests and those of wider society. It also recalls his argument that great powers sometimes need to compromise and in this context, Ralph argues that support for the ICC is a more effective means of fulfilling America's purpose and a less costly sacrifice than that demanded by the "Americanist" policy of nation-building.
Author(s): Jason Ralph
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 255
Contents......Page 10
1. Introduction......Page 12
The English School: A Framework for Analysis......Page 14
International and World Society......Page 24
The Argument and Chapter Outline......Page 32
2. International Society—Consent and Custom as Sources of Law......Page 40
Sovereign Consent as the Foundation of International Law......Page 43
Consent and Consensus in the Creation of International Law......Page 47
The United States and Customary International Law......Page 53
Conclusion......Page 60
3. International Society—The Duty Either to Extradite or Prosecute......Page 66
Aut dedere, Aut judicare: The Duty Either to Extradite or Prosecute in International Society......Page 68
Pluralism and Solidarism in International Criminal Justice: the Pinochet Case......Page 74
Pluralism and Solidarism in International Criminal Justice: the Yerodia Case......Page 80
The Politics of International Criminal Justice......Page 89
Conclusion......Page 96
4. The Rome Statute and the Constitution of World Society......Page 98
From International to World Society......Page 99
Extending the ‘Solidarist Moment’......Page 103
A Constitutional Moment: the Rome Conference......Page 107
Constituting World Society: the Rome Statute......Page 110
The Counter-Revolution......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 125
5. Understanding US Opposition to the ICC......Page 130
Signing and ‘Unsigning’ the Rome Treaty......Page 134
Defending the Society of States......Page 140
Understanding the US Position: the Cultural Role of Democracy......Page 149
The US Alternative......Page 154
Conclusion......Page 157
6. Europe, the United States, and the International Criminal Court......Page 162
Europe, the ICC, and a Post-Westphalian Foreign Policy......Page 164
Bilateral Non-Surrender Agreements and the (ab)use of Article 98......Page 167
UN Peacekeeping and the (ab)use of Article 16......Page 174
A New Hierarchy of Responsibilities?......Page 177
The Debate over UN Security Council Resolutions 1422 (2002) and 1487 (2003)......Page 181
‘Genocide’ in Sudan and UN Security Council Resolution 1593 (2005)......Page 184
Conclusion......Page 188
7. International Society and America’s War on Terrorism......Page 192
International Society and Lawful Combatancy......Page 194
State Sovereignty and the War on Terrorism......Page 202
State Sovereignty and Judicial Oversight......Page 208
Conclusion......Page 213
8. Conclusion: International Society and American Empire......Page 216
A Harmony of Interests?......Page 217
Empire of Liberty?......Page 221
A ‘Kantian Solution’ in a ‘Grotian Moment’?......Page 224
The Role of Philosophers?......Page 229
Bibliography......Page 232
E......Page 252
K......Page 253
S......Page 254
Z......Page 255
