Globalization and international law
The tension between global and local impulses in world order are dramatically played-out in the arena of world law. This short volume develops a set of provocative theses: globalism is not new; it is neither legally inevitable nor irreversible; and international legal systems and institutions can as...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Summary: | The tension between global and local impulses in world order are dramatically played-out in the arena of world law. This short volume develops a set of provocative theses: globalism is not new; it is neither legally inevitable nor irreversible; and international legal systems and institutions can assert only a special and limited influence on globalizing developments. The book considers what legal objects are being pursued by globalism and to what ends. Are globalizing trends for international law likely to continue? What are the legitimate limits of these legal and regulatory institutions? Th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 244 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230612891 023061289X 0312294913 (cloth) 9780312294915 (cloth) 0312294786 (paper) 9780312294786 (paper) |