"To Restore the Soul of America": How Domestic Anti-Racism Might Fuel Global Anti-Racism. (22nd January 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "To Restore the Soul of America": How Domestic Anti-Racism Might Fuel Global Anti-Racism. (22nd January 2021)
- Main Title:
- "To Restore the Soul of America": How Domestic Anti-Racism Might Fuel Global Anti-Racism
- Authors:
- Lovelace, H. Timothy
- Abstract:
- Abstract : On November 7, 2020, President Joe Biden proclaimed that his administration would "restore the soul of America." He declared that U.S. voters had given him a mandate "to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country, " and that he plans to use the nation's restored moral leadership to create international consensus around U.S. values and urge foreign nations and intergovernmental institutions to adopt anti-racist agendas. To be sure, Biden's commitment to ending systemic racism is rooted in troubling notions of U.S. exceptionalism and invokes an unfounded anti-racist nostalgia. We should never "restore" America's racial past. Nevertheless, Biden's commitment is, in many ways, refreshing and raises a crucial and productive question: how might the United States recalibrate the international legal order and address systemic racism within Biden's framework? One straightforward and pragmatic answer emerges: the Biden administration should live up to the standards of those who inspired his campaign's mission. In other words, truly improving the racial order at home might be a viable way to advance anti-racism abroad, including through existing international institutions.
- Is Part Of:
- AJIL unbound. Volume 115(2021)
- Journal:
- AJIL unbound
- Issue:
- Volume 115(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 115, Issue 2021 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 115
- Issue:
- 2021
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0115-2021-0000
- Page Start:
- 63
- Page End:
- 68
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-22
- Subjects:
- International law -- Periodicals
341.05 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/ajil-unbound ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/aju.2020.90 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2398-7723
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- Legaldeposit
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