Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules (ISBN ) is a book by the British lawyer and author, Philippe Sands. It was published by Viking Adult in October 2005. Sands is a professor of international law at University College London.
Among other issues, the book discusses the creation of the International Criminal Court and the . The book seeks to document how the United States is abandoning international law. A new edition of the book also discloses the Bush-Blair memo related to the planning for the Iraq War.
BBC World service writes, “Downing Street has refused to comment on the authenticity of the source material for the book.”