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001 2007047157
003 DLC
005 20080609144441.0
008 071115s2008 pau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007047157
020 $a9780271033624 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an------
050 00 $aKDZ432$b.G73 2008
082 00 $a344.701/8$222
100 1 $aGraubart, Jonathan,$d1963-
245 10 $aLegalizing transnational activism :$bthe struggle to gain social change from NAFTA's citizen petitions /$cJonathan Graubart.
260 $aUniversity Park, PA :$bThe Pennsylvania State University Press,$cc2008.
300 $axi, 170 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-163) and index.
505 0 $aLegalizing politics -- Politicizing law -- The rise and decline of NAFTA's labor petitions -- The importance of institutional support : NAFTA's environmental-petition mechanism.
610 10 $aCanada.$tTreaties, etc.$d1992 Oct. 7
650 0 $aLabor movement$xPolitical aspects$zNorth America.
650 0 $aLabor laws and legislation$zNorth America.
650 0 $aLabor unions$xLaw and legislation$zNorth America.
650 0 $aFree trade$xSocial aspects$zNorth America.
650 0 $aCitizen suits (Civil procedure)$zNorth America.
650 0 $aEnvironmental protection$zNorth America$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aEnvironmental law$zNorth America.