Christian Joerges is Professor of Economic Law at the European University Institute, Florence. Inger-Johanne Sand is Professor at the Institute of Public and International Law, University of Oslo. Gunther Teubner is Professor of Law and Principal Investigator at the Cluster of Excellence: Formation of Normative Orders, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and Distinguished Professor at the International University College, Torino.

• Part 1Verba Docent: Theoretical DebatesSection I: Transnational Societal Constitutionalism: Two Perspectives1. Societal Constitutionalism: Alternatives to State-Centred Constitutional Theory?Gunther Teubner2. Constitutionalism or Legal Theory: Comments on Gunther TeubnerThomas Vesting3. Polycontextuality as an Alternative to ConstitutionalismInger-Johanne Sand4. Themis Sapiens: Comments on Inger-Johanne SandAndreas Fischer-LescanoSection II: Two Competing Perspectives on the Legitimacy of Transnational Governance: International Relations Theory and Jurisprudence5. Sources of Legitimacy Beyond the State: A View from International RelationsJens Steffek6. No Legitimacy Without Politics: Comments on Jens SteffekAgustín José MenéndezSection III: Transnational Governance and Democracy: Social Philosophy, Political Science, Constitutional Theory7. Europe at a Crossroads: Government or Transnational Governance?Erik Oddvar Eriksen and John Erik Fossum8. Law and Non-Law in the Constitutionalisation of Europe: Comments on Eriksen and FossumMichelle EversonPart 2Exempla Trahunt: Five Case Studies9. Constituting Private Governance Regimes: Standards Bodies in American LawHarm Schepel10. Law and Constitutionalism in the Mirror of Non-Governmental Standards: Comments on Harm SchepelErrol Meidinger11. Transnational Governance Regimes for Foods Derived from Bio-technology and Their LegitimacyAlexia Herwig12. Legitimation of Transnational Governance Regimes: Foodstuff Regulation at the WTO: Comments on Alexia Herwig Patrizia Nanz13. The Many Faces of the Trade-Environment Conflict: Some Lessons for the Constitutionalisation ProjectOren Perez14. The Structural Limitations of Network Governance: ICANN as a Case in PointJochen von Bernstorff15. ICANN and the Illusion of a Community-Based Internet: Comments on Jochen von BernstorffKarl-Heinz Ladeur16. Transnational Governance of Corporate Conduct through the Migration of Human Rights Norms: The Potential Contribution of Transnational ‘Private’ LitigationCraig Scott and Robert Wai17. Human Rights, Transnational Private Law Litigation and Corporate Accountability: Comments on Scott and WaiDavid M TrubekPart 3Conclusions18. Transnational Governance without a Public Law?Christoph Möllers19. Constitutionalism and Transnational Governance: Exploring a Magic TriangleChristian Joerges

...provides a wealth of thoughtful, informative, state-of-the-art examination of the most important issues of accountability and legitimation posed by the diverse transnational mechanisms for regulation of the global economy. Richard Stewart, John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, New York University School of Law www.globallawbooks.org, also publishished in the World Trade Review, July 2005 October 2005 Das Buch von Joerges, Sand und Teubner ist ein uberaus hilfreicher Wegweiser in der ausufernden Globalisierungs- und Konstitutionalisierungsdebatte. Rainer Grote Heidelberg Journal of International Law band 67 nr.1 2007