The Future of International Law: Global Government

ISBN-13: 9781107035898 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 318 str.

Joel P Trachtman

Opis

The world is changing rapidly, and there are increasing calls for international legal responses. There is and will be increasing social change in areas such as globalization, development, demography, democratization, and technology. Because of this change, international relations does and will occupy an expanding proportion of the concerns of citizens and the responsibilities of states. This will drive greater production of international law and organizational structures. The resulting denser body of law and organizations will take on more prominent governmental functions. It is in this sense that the future of international law is global government. This book draws together the theoretical and practical aspects of international cooperation needs and legal responses in critical areas of international concern. On this basis, the book predicts that a more extensive, powerful, and varied international legal system will be needed to cope with future opportunities and challenges.

Recenzje

'Trachtman's book is an interesting and engaging addition to the literature occupied with understanding how international law will move beyond the consent-only familiar system identified with Westphalia. The greatest strength in Trachtman's approach is his combination of a firm understanding of international law as it presently operates with an engaging analysis firmly rooted in functionalist and economic theory … a worthwhile read for anyone interested in understanding the questions which currently face international law.' Aoife O'Donoghue, Netherlands International Law Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the crisis in international law; 2. Reasons for international law and organization; 3. International law and organization as a system for transnational political linkage; 4. The futurology of international law; 5. Cyberspace; 6. Human rights; 7. Environmental protection and public health; 8. Global regulation of finance; 9. Economic liberalization: trade, intellectual property, migration, and investment; 10. Fragmentation, synergy, coherence, and institutional choice; 11. International legal constitutionalization; 12. Conclusion: functionalism revisited.