A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind.

A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind

Edited by Christopher J. Borgen

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) announces the publication of its new book A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind, a collection of speeches by Supreme Court Justices regarding international law. The volume was edited by ASIL member Christopher J. Borgen, assistant professor of law at St. John's University.

A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind is the first ever compilation of major addresses over the past century by Justices of the Supreme Court to ASIL annual meetings. Each speech evokes a particular point in American history from the inter-war period, to the turning of the tide of the Second World War, the dawn of the Cold War, and the post-Cold War...