Globalisation and the Western Legal Tradition

Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Towards a Globalist Jurisprudence: 2. Globalisation and the world revolution; 3. Law and authority in space and time; Part II. A Holy Roman Empire: 4. The original European community; 5. Universal law and the Papal Revolution; Part III. State Formation and Reformation: 6. Territorial law and the rise of the state; 7. The reformation of state authority; Part IV. A Wholly Mammon Empire?: 8. The constricted universalism of the nation-state; 9. The incomplete authority of the nation-state; 10. The return of universalist law: human rights and free trade; Part V. Competing Jurisdictions: Case Studies: 11. The twenty-first century European community; 12. International commercial law and private governance; 13. Conclusion.

Dr. David Goldman is Senior Associate, Deacons, Sydney and Honorary Affiliate, Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence, University of Sydney.

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