Private law has long been the focus of efforts to explain wider developments of law in an era
of globalisation. As consumer transactions and corporate activities continue to develop with …

This article argues that increasing demands in world public opinion for legitimate and
effective international institutions require a paradigm shift in public international law. There …

Legal scholars from many disciplines-including law and economics, commercial law, and
cyber law-have for decades clung to the story of the socalled law merchant as unassailable …

Legal inquiries into the future of law in an era of globalisation are regularly confronted with
accounts of law's alleged weakness to extend itself effectively beyond national, jurisdictional …

The relatively recent blossoming of multiple soft law tools and the calls for a soft
harmonization of European private law have invited reflection on the genealogy of soft law …

This article applies a sociolegal approach to the study of transnational legal processes and
their effects within countries. First, we clarify the concepts of transnational law, transnational …

Although the changing relation between private law and the state has become the subject of
many debates, these debates are often unsatisfactory. Concepts like “law,”“private law,” and …

This paper draws out the analogies and connections between long-standing legal
sociological insights into pluralistic legal orders and present concerns regarding the …

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Winning at the WTO: What Lies Behind Brazil's Success Gregory Shaffert Michelle Ratton …

Why do law reforms spread around the world in waves? Leading theories argue that
international networks of technocratic elites develop orthodox solutions that they …