Contractual Knowledge: One Hundred Years of Legal Experimentation in Global Markets

Contractual Knowledge: One Hundred Years of Legal Experimentation in Global Markets, edited by Gr goire Mallard and J r me Sgard, extends the scholarship of law and globalization in two important directions. First, it provides a unique genealogy of global economic governance by explaining the transition from English law to one where global exchanges are primarily governed by international, multilateral, and finally, transnational legal orders. Second, rather than focusing on macro-political organizations, like the League of Nations or the International Monetary Fund, the book examines elements of contracts, including how and by whom they were designed and exactly who (experts, courts, arbitrators, or international organizations) interpreted, upheld, and established the legal validity of these contracts. By exploring such micro-level aspects of market exchanges, this collection unveils the contractual knowledge that led to the globalization of markets over the last century.

Author: Grégoire Mallard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/20/2018
Pages: 430
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781107578715

About the Author
Mallard, Grégoire: - Grégoire Mallard is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology of Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.Sgard, Jérôme: - Jérôme Sgard is Professor of Political Economy at Sciences Po, Paris.