Why do American feel they are above International Law?

Answer 1

I think it has to do with all the religious immigrants in the 1600 to late 1800's. They felt that God had delivered them to a land where they could be free to worship as they pleased. With this, came the feeling that God had to have given them the land (not true, they stole it from the American Indians), and a series of wars, left them with the feeling that they could do no wrong.

I think this is why they break all the treaties they sign as well. After all they don't have to obey any laws they agree to, they have God on their side.

I fear this is going to cause problems for them in the long run, but who knows.

Answer 2

'The Greatest Nation in the World' is a term used widely in the US...and I think that says it all. When you visit American cities, you will not have to look far to see a sign which will tell you that a building or a specific landmark is the 'biggest', or 'fastest'. The US is all about the superlative. And this superior and exclusionary view is exactly what has caused such dislike for America around the world today.

Also, Bush's refusal to join the International Criminal Court tells the rest of the world that Americans will not play by international rules. We all share this planet, but somehow, America doesn't have to play along with the rest of the countries that occupy Earth.

And finally...take a look at the immigration situation. From what I read on this forum, most people would like to seal up the borders and NEVER allow people from the rest of the world to enter...unless it is to visit and contribute tourist dollars for the economy.

Just my view...

Answer 3

We are not "above" international law...however we are a sovereign nation governed by a constitution and SHOULD/WILL not be subjugate to any "international body" that passes rules against or intends to violate that sacred document .
Examples are UN policies that do not demand freedom of speech and assembly,rights to self defense,rights to private ownership of property,freedom of religion...to go along with these policies would obviously be a violation of our constitutions bill of rights.

Answer 4

Because the US has the most powerful military. The world’s problem is the US government
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/world/americas/president-obamas-speech-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly-2015.html
Click on the above link to read President Obama's speech at the United Nation's 70th General Assembly.
President Obama's speech at the 70th General Assembly at the United Nations (UN) consisted of lies. He said that the United States (US) can’t solve the world’s problems. This could not be further from the truth. The fact of the matter is that the world’s problem is the United States government!
When he was referring to Russia's actions concerning Ukraine he said, “we cannot stand by when the sovereignty of a nation is flagrantly violated." The United States government, however, has done exactly that for 117 years to Puerto Rico. It has dominated every aspect of Puerto Rican life since 1898. The exploitation has been so great and for so long that we now have more Puerto Ricans living out of Puerto Rico than in. This is because there are no opportunities for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico. Yet, the colony of Puerto Rico has a debt that she can't pay. That is like a slave having a debt. How could a slave have a debt when he/she works permanently for free for his/her master?
Early in his speech, President Obama talked about the United Nations' system of international rules. He said, "It is these international principles that have helped contain bigger countries from imposing our will on smaller ones, and advance the emergence of democracy and development and individual liberty on every continent."
The truth of the matter is that the US government has violated repeatedly international law by maintaining the smaller country, Puerto Rico, as its colony for over a century. The US government has ignored 34 UN resolutions asking it to immediately decolonize Puerto Rico. The US government has done this despite its prohibition by international law that proclaims colonialism to be a crime against humanity, because it is a threat to world peace. Yet, the US government is blind to its own human rights violations, but it is quick to stand up for the Ukrainian People's inalienable right to self-determination and independence.
President Obama said, "Just as force alone cannot impose order internationally, I believe in my core that repression cannot forge the social cohesion for nations to succeed." Yet, Puerto Rico is a US colony by virtue of force, a military invasion, and she is kept a colony by a long history of repression. Read, WAR AGAINST ALL PUERTO RICANS by Nelson Denis to learn that its title comes from what Puerto Rico's police chief E. Francis Riggs said after the Rio Piedras Massacre.

An excellent example of the US government's repression is Puerto Rico's political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. He has been in a US prison for 34 years for fighting for the decolonization of Puerto Rico. This is a right that he has under the international law enacted by the United Nations in 1960. In fact, this law allows Oscar to use whatever means necessary to free his country from colonialism.
This is why we must continuously protest for the decolonization of Puerto Rico. We must, because a president of the United States who lies to the United Nations about what other countries should do while the US government violates those same international laws, doesn't believe in JUSTICE FOR ALL! www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com

Answer 5

Because we are.
Who makes international law anyway?
I don't recall voting in any international elections.

Answer 6

WE ONLY FOLLOW AMERICAN LAW. INTERNATIONAL LAW IS FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Answer 7

Some do.

They are the un-patriotic ones.

Most don't.

They are the patriotic Democrats.

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Answer 8

I don't think Ive ever seen a more vague question in my life.

Answer 9

Cause we are !