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Effects Of Globalization On The Theory Of International Law, Marcelo Dias Varella

Marcelo D. Varella

International legal theory is an object that is intensely reshaped and rebuilt, largely due to globalization processes. The way that actors create, implement and control international law is far more prevalent today than it used to be thirty years ago. There is an intensification of the transnational legal process. The dichotomy between national and international law is much less clear. The primary actor continues to involve States, but there is a multiplication and densification of the role of sub-state and non-state actors. A dynamic process prevails over the static one; there is a continuous transformation of international law, by both …