Legalizing transnational activism
Subtitle: the struggle to gain social change from NAFTA's citizen petitions
By: Jonathan Graubart.
Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: University Park, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780271033624
Subjects: Canada; Labor movement -- Political aspects -- North America; Labor laws and legislation -- North America; Labor unions -- Law and legislation -- North America; Free trade -- Social aspects -- North America; Citizen suits (Civil procedure) -- North America; Environmental protection -- North America -- Citizen participation; Environmental law -- North America
Description: "Examines the effectiveness of the citizen-petition mechanisms established by North American Free Trade Agreement's parallel labor and environmental accords. Reconceptualizes the changing roles of international law and transnational activism in shaping global and domestic politics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-163) and index.
Table of contents: title: Legalizing politics; title: Politicizing law; title: The rise and decline of NAFTA's labor petitions; title: The importance of institutional support : NAFTA's environmental-petition mechanism.