Laying Down the Law

After WWII, U.S. leaders sought to create liberal rule-of-law regimes in Germany and Japan, but the effort was often unsuccessful. Kostal argues that the manifest failings of America’s own rule-of-law democracy were partially to blame, weakening U.S. credibility and resolve and revealing the country’s ambiguous status as a global moral authority.

Dupa cel de-al doilea razboi mondial, liderii SUA au cautat sa creeze regimuri de stat liber de drept in Germania si Japonia, dar efortul a fost adesea nereusit. R.