State Action, State Law, and the Private Hospital

Globalization and Law: Law Beyond the State

If globalization is the main paradigm of our time, then a chapter on globalization and law could also be entitled, simply, the law of our time. Few, if any, areas of law are not—at least potentially—fundamentally impacted by globalization. In reality, of course, the impact of globalization on legal thought has, so far, been more limited. That has various reasons. A first reason is that globaliz...

State and private institutions

Law and State Power:

The struggle for power has been a persistent phenomenon throughout history, involving the rulers, general public, and various other interest groups. As one of these groups, the legal community has been in a unique position to regulate the relationship between the ruler and the public because of its dual responsibilities to provide services to the public and to impose constraints on the rulers. ...

Chapter 7: Domestic Law A. Unilateral State Action

The global environment itself knows no national boundaries. The activities of states affect the global environment whether or not those activities are regulated by international law or by domestic law or both. However, every student interested in the global environment must take into account the interface between domestic and international law. This Chapter's first essay reviews the considerati...

non state law

this article outlines the questionable role of non-state law that is based on globalization and rise of private law making. proponents of non-state law believe that there are numerous private legislators which make legal rules that govern large groups. the article examines troubled concept of non-state law and its shortcomings and benefits. it considers non-state law by theoretical and empirica...