pt. I. Contrasting concepts of national, international and transnational law -- pt. II. Technological and scientific driving forces of transnational hybrid regulation -- pt. III. Vertical conflicts : norm creation from "beneath" and from "above" -- pt. IV. Horizontal conflicts : the tension between public and private transnational norms -- pt. V. Conflict of laws and constitutionalization in the transnational sphere
Summary
This book examines hybridization as a defining phenomenon of regulatory frameworks in the transnational sphere. The contributions illustrate that globalization contributes to blurring the distinctions between national and international, public and private law; and that hybridization therefore necessitates a rethinking of fundamental legal concepts
