Support for the Rule of Law in the Middle Eastbr American Society of International Law - American Society of International Lawbr Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad speaks on the politics of international law.Politics and policy are interwoven with international law. The relationship between the two is reciprocal. While politics influence international law, international law also influences domestic and international politics.Critics contend that international law is really the deployment of power politics, and that resolving disputes under the auspices of international law in a judicialized forum serves only to "launder" the rule of the powerful.