Politics and International Law: Making, Breaking, and Upholding Global Rules

Johns, Leslie: - Leslie Johns is a Professor of Political Science and Law at UCLA. Her research and teaching focuses on the intersection of international law and international relations. She is the recipient of the Michael Wallerstein Award for political economy and multiple fellowships from the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. Leslie has published numerous scholarly articles in top peer-reviewed journals, including the American Political Science Review, International Organization, and The Journal of Politics. Her published work features diverse topics, including the design of international courts and treaties, international trade disputes at the WTO, the property rights of foreign investors, universal jurisdiction trials, the International Criminal Court, and the Alien Tort Statute. This book is based on over a decade of teaching undergraduate and graduate political science students at UCLA.