Title Legalizing transnational activism : the struggle to gain social change from NAFTA's citizen petitions / Jonathan Graubart.

Publication Info.	University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
	©2008

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Description	xi, 170 pages ; 24 cm
Summary	"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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.
Contents	Legalizing politics -- Politicizing law -- The rise and decline of NAFTA's labor petitions -- The importance of institutional support : NAFTA's environmental-petition mechanism.
Subject	North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
	North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
	Labor movement -- Political aspects -- North America.
	Labor movement -- Political aspects.
	North America.
	Labor movement.
	Labor laws and legislation -- North America.
	Labor laws and legislation.
	Labor unions -- Law and legislation -- North America.
	Labor unions -- Law and legislation.
	Free trade -- Social aspects -- North America.
	Free trade -- Social aspects.
	Citizen suits (Civil procedure) -- North America.
	Citizen suits (Civil procedure)
	Environmental protection -- North America -- Citizen participation.
	Environmental protection.
	Political participation.
	Environmental law -- North America.
	Environmental law.
ISBN	9780271033624 cloth alkaline paper
	0271033622 cloth alkaline paper