http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/bff5c33f5c88164d https://verfassungsblog.de/structural-rivalry-hegemonic-contestation-and-the-dynamic-resilience-of-international-law/ Structural Rivalry, Hegemonic Contestation, and the Dynamic Resilience of International Law Lligadas González, Gemma eng 2026-09-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Recent US practice has moved toward a more robust form of withdrawal, more extreme forms of resignification, and has adopted disruptive policies – such as the sanctions against the International Criminal Court and UN Special Rapporteurs – that suggest not merely disengagement, but an active effort to undermine the institutional scaffolding of key legal regimes within the (until now) US-backed liberal international order. Following Hakimi’s call to build theory taking as a starting point the realities of international practice, this new form of hegemonic engagement with international law should also inform our general theory of international law and help us better explain the authority of the system itself.