TY - BOOK AU - Scarfi,Juan Pablo TI - The hidden history of international law in the Americas: empire and legal networks SN - 9780190622374 AV - KZ1242 .S375 2017 U1 - 341.097 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - American Institute of International Law KW - History KW - International law KW - America KW - United States KW - Law KW - Foreign influences KW - ukslc KW - thema N1 - Previously issued in print: 2017; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This work offers an exploration of the deployment of international law for the legitimization of U.S. ascendancy as an informal empire in Latin America. This text explores the intellectual history of a distinctive idea of American international law in the Americas, focusing principally on the evolution of the American Institute of International Law (AIIL) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190622343.001.0001 ER -