Global law : a triple challenge / Mireille Delmas-Marty ; Naomi Norberg, trans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delmas-Marty, Mireille.

Contributor:

Norberg, Naomi.

Standardized Title:

Trois défis pour un droit mondial. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

International law--Economic aspects.

International law.

Globalization.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 163 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, [2003]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Contents:

Preface: The Global Illusion vi

Chapter 1 Is It Possible?

A. The Tensions Between the Economy and Human Rights 1

1. The Economy: The Law of Might 3

a. Imperial Law 3

b. The Market for Law 6

c. The Law of the Market 9

2. On the Human Rights Side: To Each Their Own Universe 10

a. Dissociation 12

b. Particularities 15

c. To Each Our Own 23

B. Recognizing the Interdependence of the Economy and Human Rights 27

1. Human Rights Include Economic and Social Rights 27

a. Critique of Dissociation 28

b. Indivisibility of Rights 30

c. Hierarchy of Values 34

2. Human Rights Are Applicable to Economic Matters 38

a. Intolerable Exclusion 39

b. The Necessary Social Clause 43

c. A New Corporate Ethic 48

Chapter 2 Is It Reasonable?

A. Normative Disorder 53

1. The Anarchical Proliferation of Norms: The Soft and the Fuzzy 54

a. The Paradox of Soft Law: Economic Deregulation and New Rules 55

b. The Paradox of Fuzzy Law: The Universalism of Human Rights and the Margin Game 60

2. Blurring of Boundaries: Space and Time 66

a. Delocalization and Supranational Space 66

b. Flexibility and Evolutionary Time 72

B. Ordering Multiplicity 74

1. Unifying 76

a. Comparing Different Systems 78

b. Building a Synthesis 83

2. Harmonizing 86

a. Making Differences Compatible 88

b. Making Variations Foreseeable 93

Chapter 3 Is It Desirable?

A. The Imbalance of Powers 98

1. The "New Powers" that Dominate the World 99

a. The Reign of the Multinationals 99

b. The Advent of a Biopower 102

c. Globalization of the Media 106

2. The Inadequacy of International Institutions 111

a. Predominance of the Executive 112

b. Judicial Uncertainty 118

c. Legislative Weaknesses 122

B. Conquering Democracy 124

1. Democracy and Pluralism 126

a. Worldwide Public Institutions and Sovereignty 126

b. Worldwide Civil Society and Citizenship 130

2. Democracy and Humanity 135

a. Humanity as Victim and Crimes Against Humanity 136

b. Humanity Future and Common Heritage 141

Afterword: Hope for a Habitable World 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1571052895

OCLC:

51867797