Introduction -- The laws of the market system -- National law and globalization -- Globalization and the international law of treaties -- The laws of international organizations -- Globalization opposition and alternatives -- Emerging law and governance in the global economy -- Globalization and...

Looming disasters mostly require collective action but international law is traditionally consent based. For a state to be bound by international law, it needs to have ratified a treaty (e.g. concerning climate change) or must be bound by customary international law. This horizontal form of...

Problems which can only be resolved through international cooperation are increasing. Due to this increase, states cooperate more than ever with each other and with international organizations (IOs) but often insufficiently to solve the problems. When social scientists analyze the potential for...