LAWS 4606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: American Exceptionalism
8 Feb 2017
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Caroline case and american drone strikes in pakistan. Resemble a new form of state terrorism part of a global technological umbrella. Caroline case: 1837 rebels commanded caroline ship british party captured the caroline killed american set ship on fire over the niagara falls . Americans viewed it as an act of war: self-defense: leaving no choice for means; could not be claimed as it was not instant, customary international legal foundation over the use of force in self defence. Means of us drone strike fails webster"s criteria. Us refuse to follow caroline criteria to self-defence even though webster, an. American exceptionalism: americans see themselves as unique: asserting power in international community. The renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. War against terror: presents a new form of armed conflict: taliban vs. Us can"t be called a war of self defence.
