ABSTRACT
Globalization is in many senses connected to the increasing role played by so-called global civil society as well as to the process of privatizing human rights. In regard to human rights, transnational civil society tends to be reflected in nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that are active at an international level. One of the most relevant effects of globalization on the law concerns the role played by private actors operating in the economic field. In particular, transnational corporations (TNCs) have acquired not only increasing freedom of movement among legal orders but also the ability to influence the lawmaking process within the transnational law sphere. In discussing armed non-state actors, it is also possible to talk about a trend toward the demise of the reference to state recognition and the possibility of seeing obligations stemming from international norms as directly addressing armed non-state actors.
