This essay proposes an innovative institutional strategy for global climate protection, quite distinct from but ultimately complementary to the UNFCCC climate treaty negotiations. Our “building block” strategy relies on a variety of smaller-scale transnational cooperative arrangements,...

This essay provides an overview of enforcement mechanisms and issues in transnational public regulation. Regimes of transnational regulation (environment, finance, security, intellectual property, etc.) established by states and networks of domestic government officials use a variety of...

In a recent book review of The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, Professor Trevor Morrison challenged the book's critique of the Office of Legal Counsel and the White House Counsel, arguing that both these institutions are fundamentally sound. Professor Ackerman rejoins the debate to...

An examination of the current impasse in climate policy and the potential steps nations can take to reduce greenhouse gases.