International Relations

Thomas J. Schoenbaum received his JD in law from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Law from the University of Cambridge. He has practised and taught International Law since 1966 and is the author of numerous books and articles on legal matters. He has held academic appointments at the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in the UK, and from 1983 to 2003 he was Professor and Director of the Dean Rusk Center of the University of Georgia. He is now Research Professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington DC and Graduate Professor at International Christian University in Tokyo.

"The Path Not Taken is impressive in its range, reflecting its author's expertise and scholarly rigor." Robert J. Beck, University of Wisconsin, The Law and Politics Book Review

• Preface and overview; 1. Introduction: two very different wars in Iraq; 2. The twenty-first century: the end of history or a new beginning?; 3. International power politics; 4. A new global order based on international law and multilateralism; 5. Peace and security: reinventing the United Nations; 6. International political economy; 7. International environmental protection; 8. International human rights; 9. International crimes; 10. Conclusions.