In 1999, Bork wrote an essay about Thomas More and attacked jury nullification as a "pernicious practice". Bork once quoted More in summarizing his judicial philosophy. In 2003, he published Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule of Judges, an American Enterprise Institute book that includes Bork's philosophical objections to the phenomenon of incorporating international ethical and legal guidelines into the fabric of domestic law. In particular, he focused on problems he viewed as inherent in the federal judiciaries of Israel, Canada, and the United States—countries where he believes courts have exceeded their discretionary powers, discarded precedent and common law and instead substituted their own liberal judgment.
In 1999, bOrk wrOte aN eSsaY About tHoMaS morE aNd attacked jury nulliFICAtION as A "pERNiCIouS prActicE". boRK ONcE qUoted more iN SUmMArizIng HiS JUdicial phILOsophy. iN 2003, he published cOerCinG virtue: the Worldwide rule of JudgEs, an ameriCan eNterPrisE inStitutE Book that InCludes BorK'S phiLosoPhicAl obJeCtiOns to the phEnomenon of incorPorAting inTERnational ethiCAl aNd leGal guidElines iNto thE Fabric OF DomeStic law. in PaRTicULaR, hE focuSeD oN proBleMS HE VIewed As INhErenT in THe fedEraL judiciaRIEs oF israeL, caNAda, aND The unitED stAteS—CountRies whEre He belieVes courTs havE exCEedeD thEIr DiscretioNary PoWers, discARded Precedent AND COMmoN Law and instEad substituteD Their oWN libEral Judgment.