Empire’s Law: The American Imperial Project and the ‘War to Remake the World’

What is the legacy of the Iraq War? Can democracy and human rights really be imposed ‘by fire and sword’? What role does American imperialism play in eroding international legality? This book brings together some of the world’s most outstanding theorists to provide a uniquely lucid account of the relationship between American Empire, the Bush doctrine and war against Iraq–the ‘war to remake the world’–and the implications for legality and human rights. Covering everything from the imperial occupation of Iraq to humanitarian intervention and just war theory, to the role of Europe, the UN and peoples’ tribunals, to broader theoretical accounts of empire, war and human rights, the contributors explore the most important political and juridical implications of the ‘New World Order’.