1st Edition

Law and Legalization in Transnational Relations

Edited By Christian Brütsch, Dirk Lehmkuhl Copyright 2007
256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume addresses the emergence of multiple legal and law-like arrangements that alter the interaction between states, their delegated agencies, international organizations and non-state actors in international and transnational politics. Political scientists and legal scholars have been addressing the ‘legalization’ of international regimes and international politics, and engaging in... Read more

1. Introduction, Christian Brütsch and Dirk Lehmkuhl  2. Complex Legalization and the Many Moves to Law, Christian Brütsch and Dirk Lehmkuhl   3. Transnational Legalization of Accounting: The Case of International Financial Reporting Standards, Jens Wüstemann and Sonja Kierzek   4. The Harmonization of Private Commercial Law: The Case of Secured Finance, Edward S. Cohen   5. Multi-stakeholder Initiatives to Combat Money Laundering and Bribery, Mark Pieth   6. Legalization, Transnationalism and Organic Agriculture, William D. Coleman and Austina J. Reed   7. Beyond Westphalia: Competitive Legalization in Emerging Transnational Regulatory Systems, Errol Meidinger   8. Beyond Legalization? How Global Standards Work, Bas Arts and Dieter Kerwer   9. International Standards - Functions and Links to Law, Erich Schanze   10. Beyond Legalization: Reading the Increase, Variation and Differentiation of Legal and Law-like Arrangements in International Relations Through World Society Theory, Mathias Albert   11. The Role of the Transnational Corporation in the Process of Legalisation: Insights from Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Andreas Georg Scherer and Dorothée Baumann   12. Conclusion, Christian Brütsch and Dirk Lehmkuhl

Biography

Brütsch, Christian; Lehmkuhl, Dirk