John Bolton and the United States' retreat from international law

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-485

  Mansell, Wade ^a   Haslam, Emily ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Exceptionalism; International law; John Bolton; Neo conservatives; United States Constitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744566026     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663905057591     Document Type: Review

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