This volume develops a set of provocative themes on globalization. It will advance thinking in the: the author's work will present new ideas in the field of globalization and legal studies. This book will be of interest to international relations specialists and critics of globalization alike. This volume develops a set of provocative themes: globalization is not new; it is neither legally inevitable nor irreversible; and international legal systems and institutions can assert only a special and limited influence on globalizing developments.