Nov 3, 2009
Barak

Strong support in US for international law

World Public Opinion released a poll today looking at support for international law.  The poll shows very strong support for international law in the US.  Of the 21 countries they surveyed, the US had the third highest support for following international laws (69%), behind China and Germany, respectively.  57% of respondents in the US felt that rulings in international courts are fair and impartial (10th out of 21).  Finally, 66% of respondents thought they had stronger support for consistently following international laws (5th out of 21) compared to the average person in the US.  US support for international law was well above average for all three questions.

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