Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 23 No. 2, 2008.
Review article
The Crisis in the Rule of Law in the Contemporary American Context. A Report
William L. McBride
; Purdue University, Department of Philosophy, West Lafayette, USA
Abstract
The article is a critical examination of the crisis in the rule of law in the context of contemporary politics in the USA. It sorts out some examples of American national and foreign policy regarding the so called ‘cult of democracy’. The article is divided in two parts. The first part consists of the report, which concerns, respectively, official US government relationships to international law; the power of the Presidency; and the role of the Supreme Court. The second part examines some philosophical implications of American policy, concerning the questions of democracy and the rule of law.
Keywords
Rule of law; cult of ‘democracy’; American policy; crisis; philosophical implications
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Publication date:
13.2.2009.
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