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Proceedings of the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law: The Future of International Law - Discussion
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Roundtable - a multiplicity of actors and transnational governance.
The roundtable was convened at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, March 31, by its moderator, Jose Gabilondo of the College of Law, Florida International University, who introduced the discussants: Timothy Canova of Chapman University Law School; Erika George of the University of Utah College of Law; and Robert Wai of Osgoode Hall Law School. *
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY JOSE GABILONDO ([dagger]) Welcome to "A Multiplicity of Actors and Transnational Governance," a roundtable dedicated to looking at trends in the new institutionalization of transnational law. While public international law has generally recognized as subjects only states and state-substitutes like multilateral entities, new private and quasi-public actors have emerged as a result of globalization. Our goal this morning is to consider the implications of some of these actors to traditional conceptions of international law. Three of our panelists will consider some discrete issues in institutionalization in the context of central bank capture by private financial actors, corporate as a source of "soft law" in international human rights, and worker remittance liquidity as a new transborder actor. Our final panelist will integrate these perspectives into the conference's larger theme, the future of international law. NON-STATE ACTORS AND THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ORDER: CENTRAL BANK CAPTURE AND THE GLOBALIZATION OF MONETARY AMNESIA By Timothy A. Canova ([double dagger]) The role of private, non-state actors in the international institutional and legal order is often praised by scholars as a progressive development that promises greater pluralism, public participation, and transparency in the formulation of legal norms. (1) Often overlooked, however, are the ways that non-state actors undermine the sovereignty and practical capabilities of nation-states to provide for the welfare and security of citizens. Threats from particular non-state actors such as private terrorist networks have received wide attention, but less visible and arguably much more significant is the growing influence of non-state actors in the global financial system. (2) The enormous growth of global capital and currency ...See the full content of this document
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