Globalisation and the Western Legal Tradition

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

'Intellectually this is a clear, strongly argued and defensible thesis and is therefore a worthy addition to the Cambridge University Press stable. Beyond that, it is more than just another academic tomb. Liberal references throughout to art, philosophy, religion and of course, history as well as recent popular culture, such as The Simpsons, also make it an interesting read beyond the narrow band of legal scholars who might otherwise be concerned with such a work. I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it.' Law Society Journal

• 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.