ABSTRACT
Much of the discussion about legal globalization focuses on the transnational regulatory arena. It ponders the interaction between international law and nation-states, legal harmonization within regional trading communities such as the European Community, and the regulatory power of international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). It also discusses regulatory competition among the great trading powers. But it seldom considers regional responses to global regulation. What little is written in this area primarily focuses on Western countries, leaving legal globalization in Asia comparatively under-researched and under-theorized.
