Empirical critiques of human rights have reached a crescendo. Despite their centrality in late
modernity, human rights face claims of irrelevance and predictions of demise. These social …

1000 Michigan Journal of International Law [Vol. 25: 999 memorable exception. In 1971,
while theorizing on the concept of world society, Luhmann allowed himself the" speculative …

This book critically examines the contemporary discourses on the nature of'human rights',
their histories, the myths that are embedded in them, and contributes an alternative reading …

This chapter argues that it is far too soon;-analytically in the one case, and historically in the
other;-to sign on to either the Marxist or mainstream position about the relationship between …

Today international law is everywhere. Wars are fought and opposed in its name. It is
invoked to claim rights and to challenge them, to indict or support political leaders, to …

The economic power of transnational corporations (TNCs) is undoubted. They are the
driving agents of the global economy, exercising dominant control over global trade …

The focus of globalisation studies is on how global processes can be better regulated in
order to deliver both economic growth and social justice. Labour laws provide an excellent …

Research Summary The passage of new laws that criminalize the trafficking of persons for
labor and sexual services has raised public awareness about the problem of human …

This is a book about the constitutionalization of the World Trade Organization, and the
contemporary development of institutional forms and democratic ideas associated with …

This book draws on key theories and methods from the social sciences to develop a
framework for the systematic study of human rights problems. It argues that solid empirical …