The Future of International Law: Global Government (ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory)

The World Is Changing Rapidly, And There Are Increasing Calls For International Legal Responses. There Is And Will Be Increasing Social Change In Areas Such As Globalization, Development, Demography, Democratization, And Technology. Because Of This Change, International Relations Does And Will Occupy An Expanding Proportion Of The Concerns Of Citizens And The Responsibilities Of States. This Will Drive Greater Production Of International Law And Organizational Structures. The Resulting Denser Body Of Law And Organizations Will Take On More Prominent Governmental Functions. It Is In This Sense That The Future Of International Law Is Global Government. This Book Draws Together The Theoretical And Practical Aspects Of International Cooperation Needs And Legal Responses In Critical Areas Of International Concern. On This Basis, The Book Predicts That A More Extensive, Powerful, And Varied International Legal System Will Be Needed To Cope With Future Opportunities And Challenges--page [i]. Introduction : The Crisis In International Law -- Reasons For International Law And Organization -- International Law And Organization As A System For Transnational Political Linkage -- The Futurology Of International Law -- Cyberspace And Cybersecurity -- Human Rights -- Environmental Protection And Public Health -- Global Regulation Of Finance -- Economic Liberalization : Trade, Intellectual Property, Migration, And Investment -- Fragmentation, Synergy, Coherence, And Institutional Choice -- International Legal Constitutionalization -- Conclusion Functionalism Revisited. Joel P. Trachtman, Tufts University, The Fletcher School. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The world is changing rapidly and there are increasing calls for international and legal responses. Social changes in areas such as globalization, development, demography, democratization and technology are growing in importance for both citizens and states. Over time this will be reflected in international law and organizational structures, which will have more prominence in governmental functions. In this sense the future of international law is global government. This book draws together the theoretical and practical aspects of international cooperation needs and legal responses in critical areas of global concern and predicts that a more extensive, powerful and varied international legal system will be needed to cope with future opportunities and challenges.