Globalization and law : trade, rights, war / Adam Gearey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gearey, Adam.

Series:

Globalization (Lanham, Md.)

Globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Globalization.

International economic relations.

War (International law).

Human rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 151 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

Globalized law brings together disparate strands of study including international political economy, human rights law, and the law of war. Globalization and Law examines international institutions including the WTO, the World Bank, and the IMF and shows how they are linked to the politics of world markets and the politics of war. The book looks at these interactions at the micro level where globalized law can be seen in action, from the politics of oil and human rights in Nigeria to the current war in Iraq and the claim of a just war fought for human rights. Looking at the fate of people worldwide in the context of trends in economic development, the exploitation of human rights regimes, and supposedly humanitarian interventions, we see that many are unhomed by the forces of globalization. Whose humanity lies behind the claims to human rights? Whose interests are best served by the market? Can we ever go home again?

Contents:

1 Between the Wars: Toward a Jurisprudence of the Global 1

2 Fragments out of the Deluge: Nigeria, Oil, Rights 33

3 The Honor of a Pauper's Oath: The Institutions of the International Economic Legal Order 59

4 The Continuing Impasse: A Genealogy of Development Law 89

5 War, Rights, Development, and the Market: The Retreat of Humanity 115

Conclusion: "Let the Despicable Ones Be Despised" 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742538028

0742538036

OCLC:

58919929