{"id":149036,"date":"2023-07-02T16:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T00:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=149036"},"modified":"2023-07-02T16:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T00:35:43","slug":"international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=149036","title":{"rendered":"International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his 2015 book, <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Key-Concepts-Politics-International-Relations\/dp\/1137489618\"><em>Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations<\/em><\/a>, Andrew Heywood wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nInternational law is an unusual phenomenon. As traditionally understood, law consists of a set of compulsory and enforceable enforceable rules, reflecting the will of a sovereign power. And yet no central authority exists in international politics that is capable of enforcing rules, legal or otherwise. 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