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AB -  Neil Walker, Intimations of Global Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. 240 pages. ISBN: 9781107091627. GBP 65. Regrettably or happily ­ depending on one's take on the matter ­ studies on the process of globalization or trans-nationalization of law have burgeoned in recent years. This should perhaps not be too surprising. Academic work thrives on fresh analyses of new or allegedly new phenomena and the topic of Walker's Intimations of Global Law is certainly one of the most controversial and debated. Yet, sometimes the flipside of a topic's popularity (especially when it has a very broad scope) is that the increased focus on its nuances and peculiarities does not necessarily bring more clarity. Walker's short but dense monograph makes a laudable effort to overcome the challenges mentioned above by proposing a meta-theory of global legality. Although this is presumably not the last word on this issue, nor does it dispel all legitimate doubts, the book leads us through the intricacies and dilemmas of "global law". As the author emphasizes in the first pages, "global law" does not equal "transnational law". In other words, Walker's categorization of global legality does not purport to embrace the phenomenon of the blurring 
TI - Book Review: Intimations of Global Law , by Neil Walker. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014)
JF - Common Market Law Review
DA - 2016-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/kluwer-law-international/book-review-intimations-of-global-law-by-neil-walker-cambridge-0AMBfFN5hT
SP - 263
EP - 265
VL - 53
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -