The dislocations of the worldwide economic crisis, the necessity of a system of global justice to address crimes against humanity, and the notorious democratic deficit of international institutions highlight the need for an innovative and truly global legal system, one that permits humanity to reorder itself according to acknowledged global needs and evolving consciousness. A new global law will constitute, by itself, a genuine legal order and will not be limited to a handful of moral principles that attempt to guide the conduct of the world s peoples. If the law of nations served the...

The dislocations of the worldwide economic crisis, the necessity of a system of global justice to address crimes against humanity, and the notorious democratic deficit of international institutions highlight the need for an innovative and truly global legal system, one that permits humanity to reorder itself according to acknowledged global needs and evolving consciousness. A new global law will constitute, by itself, a genuine legal order and will not be limited to a handful of moral principles that attempt to guide the conduct of the world s peoples. If the law of nations served the...