Beschreibung:
Introduction -- The interplay between international law and 'globalisation' -- The forces behind the dynamics of international law -- Global morality, cosmopolitical commemoration and interpretation of experiences : towards a universal collective conscience? -- New structures of rule-making -- Disaggregation of the State -- Layers of normativity: ethics, 'soft law' and 'hard law' -- The look behind the veil of sovereignty : standards of governance -- Human rights in a globalised world -- Standards of rationality -- The changing role of the State -- The role of private actors -- Climate, water, biodiversity and beyond : the administration of global commons and other international resources -- Legal pluralism -- Human rights as a platform for cultural diversity : freedom of religion and guarantee of property -- Law as culture and the application of international rules -- Democratic dilemmas: views from within and from without -- Diversity -- Moral views and other perceptions rooted in culture : between stability and volatility in the face of international standards -- Social and distributive justice : challenges on the international level -- Developing countries -- The UN Charter: different ways of reading the constitution of the international community -- Concluding remarks