Legalizing Transnational Activism

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: Transnational Activism, Soft Law, and Nafta’s Social Model

1. Legalizing Politics

2. Politicizing Law

3. The Rise and Decline of Nafta’s Labor Petitions

4. The Importance of Institutional Support: Nafta’s Environmental-Petition Mechanism

Conclusion: Lessons Learned

References

Index

“This short, provocative study is a valuable contribution to the literatures on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), labor and environmental law, and transnational activism.”

—M. E. Carranza, Choice