ASIL's International Law 2008

The American Society of International Law recently unveiled International Law 2008, a "web-based initiative to gather and disseminate information to the public and the news media about where the U.S. presidential candidates stand on important international legal issues." The website explains that the project includes three components: (1) a collection of candidates' policy statements and speeches on topics related to international law; (2) candidate surveys, designed to provide an opportunity for 2008 U.S. presidential candidates to elaborate on their views of the role of international law in U.S. foreign policy; and (3) "ASIL Leaders' Views," featuring answers from members of the ASIL Executive Council to the question "What is the most important international law-related issue facing the next U.S. administration and why?" Thus far, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, and Barack Obama have submitted responses to the candidate surveys. ASIL's International Law 2008 complements well the Campaign 2008 website of the Council on Foreign Relations, which focuses on the foreign policy positions of the presidential candidates.