Transnational Governance and Constitutionalism (Hardcover)

Part 1 Verba Docent: Theoretical Debates Section I: Transnational Societal Constitutionalism: Two Perspectives 1. Societal Constitutionalism: Alternatives to State-Centred Constitutional Theory? Gunther Teubner 2. Constitutionalism or Legal Theory: Comments on Gunther Teubner Thomas Vesting 3. Polycontextuality as an Alternative to Constitutionalism Inger-Johanne Sand 4. Themis Sapiens: Comments on Inger-Johanne Sand Andreas Fischer-Lescano Section II: Two Competing Perspectives on the Legitimacy of Transnational Governance: International Relations Theory and Jurisprudence 5. Sources of Legitimacy Beyond the State: A View from International Relations Jens Steffek 6. No Legitimacy Without Politics: Comments on Jens Steffek Agustin Jose Menendez Section III: Transnational Governance and Democracy: Social Philosophy, Political Science, Constitutional Theory 7. Europe at a Crossroads: Government or Transnational Governance? Erik Oddvar Eriksen and John Erik Fossum 8. Law and Non-Law in the Constitutionalisation of Europe: Comments on Eriksen and Fossum Michelle Everson Part 2 Exempla Trahunt: Five Case Studies 9. Constituting Private Governance Regimes: Standards Bodies in American Law Harm Schepel 10. Law and Constitutionalism in the Mirror of Non-Governmental Standards: Comments on Harm Schepel Errol Meidinger 11. Transnational Governance Regimes for Foods Derived from Bio-technology and Their Legitimacy Alexia Herwig 12. Legitimation of Transnational Governance Regimes: Foodstuff Regulation at the WTO: Comments on Alexia Herwig Patrizia Nanz 13. The Many Faces of the Trade-Environment Conflict: Some Lessons for the Constitutionalisation Project Oren Perez 14. The Structural Limitations of Network Governance: ICANN as a Case in Point Jochen von Bernstorff 15. ICANN and the Illusion of a Community-Based Internet: Comments on Jochen von Bernstorff Karl-Heinz Ladeur 16. Transnational Governance of Corporate Conduct through the Migration of Human Rights Norms: The Potential Contribution of Transnational 'Private' Litigation Craig Scott and Robert Wai 17. Human Rights, Transnational Private Law Litigation and Corporate Accountability: Comments on Scott and Wai David M Trubek Part 3 Conclusions 18. Transnational Governance without a Public Law? Christoph Mollers 19. Constitutionalism and Transnational Governance: Exploring a Magic Triangle Christian Joerges