Globalization and International Law [Paperback]

This volume develops a set of provocative themes: globalization 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.PART I: A SHORT HISTORY OF WORLD LAW Empire Belief Conflict Commerce Universalism Dignity PART II: TODAY'S GLOBALISM Movement Commons Disciplines Crime Culture Technology PART III: CHALLENGES FOR GLOBALISM AND WORLD LAW Diversity Permeability Legitimacy Exceptionalism PART IV: VALUES FOR WORLD LAW NotesDAVID J. BEDERMAN?is?Professor of Law, Emory University, USA.