Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Article Title

NATO at Sixty: American Between Law and War

Authors

Mary Ellen O'Connell, University of Notre Dame

Document Type

Symposium

Publication Date

Summer 2010

Publication Citation

17 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 187 (2010)

Abstract

NATO was founded to counter the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Both have been gone for over twenty years. So why is NATO still here? Part of the explanation may lie in Americans' strong belief in the efficacy of military force. NATO remains associated in Americans' minds with the greatest time of U.S. military power. Yet, the United States also has a strong commitment to the rule of law. The country appears overdue for a return to this other commitment. We should not be surprised to soon see the United States promoting international law again-and that could mean finally shutting down NATO.

Transatlantic Perspectives on Law, Security and Power: A German/American Dialogue on NATO’s 60^th Anniversary, Symposium.

Recommended Citation

O'Connell, Mary Ellen (2010) "NATO at Sixty: American Between Law and War," Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 17: Iss. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol17/iss2/2