This thesis presentation examines how states and domestic political actors interpret international law based on their political culture and ideological views. The researcher poses two questions: 1) Does a state's political culture influence how it interprets international law? 2) Does a domestic political party's ideological views influence how it interprets international law? To answer these, the presentation proposes analyzing the language used in debates about the Iraq war in the American Congress, Dutch Defense Commodities Debates, and British House of Commons between 2003-2011 to understand how political framing was used when discussing international law.