“…Recognizing the need for a 'universal' set of procedures that would transcend national jurisdictional rules and facilitate the resolution of disputes arising from transnational commercial transactions, Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure was launched to create a set of rules and principles that would be accepted globally. …”

“…While the United States and Western Europe may have been the vanguard of abortion law reform in the latter half of the twentieth century, Central and South America are proving to be laboratories of thought and innovation in the twenty-first century, as are particular countries in Africa and Asia. Abortion Law in Transnational Perspective offers a fresh look at significant transnational legal developments in recent years, examining key judicial decisions, constitutional texts, and regulatory reforms of abortion law in order to envision ways ahead. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Transnational law : theories and applications / Peer Zumbansen -- Normative and legal pluralism : a global perspective / William Twining --Transnational law and economic sociology / Sabine Frerichs -- Out of sight : transnational legal cultures / Helge Dedek -- The postmodern normative anxiety of transnational legal studies / Giulia Claudia Leonelli -- Transnational constitutional law / Chris Thornhill -- Global administrative law : a transnational perspective / Karl-Heinz Ladeur --Transnational criminal law : a field in the making / Prabha Kotiswaran and Nicola Palmer -- Transnational legal orders and global health / Aziza Ahmed -- Transnational refugee law / Satvinder S. …”

“…Taking a fresh look at the impact of non-state actors on world politics and on the foreign policies of states, this book revives the debate on transnational relations which started in the 1970s. This debate withered away in the face of state-centered approaches, but this book's new approach emphasizes the interaction of states and transnational actors, arguing that domestic structures of the state as well as international institutions mediate the policy influence of transnational actors. …”