Constitutionalism, Multilevel Trade Governance and Social Regulation (Hardcover)

This is a book about the ever more complex legal networks of transnational economic governance structures and their legitimacy problems. It takes up the challenge of the editors' earlier pioneering works which have called for more cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary analyses by scholars of international law, European and international economic law, private international law, international relations theory and social philosophy to examine the interdependences of multilevel governance in transnational economic, social, environmental and legal relations. Two complementary strands of theorising are expounded. One argues that globalisation and the universal recognition of human rights are transforming the intergovernmental "society of states" into a cosmopolitan community of citizens which requires more effective constitutional safeguards for protecting human rights and consumer welfare in the national and international governance and legal regulation of international trade. The second emphasises the dependence of the functioning of international markets and liberal trade on governance arrangements which respond credibly to safety and environmental concerns of consumers, traders, political and non-governmental actors. Enquiries into the generation of international standards and empirical analyses of legalization and judizialisation practices form part of this agenda. The perspectives and conclusions of the more than 20 contributors from Europe and North-America cannot be uniform. But they converge in their search for a constitutional architecture which limits, empowers and legitimises multilevel trade governance, as well as in their common premise that respect for human rights, private and democratic self-government and social justice require more transparent, participatory and deliberative forms of transnational "cosmopolitan democracy".

General

Imprint:	Hart Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in International Trade and Investment Law
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Christian Joerges • Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	566
ISBN-13:	978-1-84113-665-3
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International economic & trade law > General
LSN:	1-84113-665-4
Barcode:	9781841136653

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