ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that traditional international law is slowly but surely being bypassed, or at least complemented, by an emerging law of global governance. This process is notably characterized by an increasing normative role for non-state actors, from international organizations to private business associations, and a fine-grained combination of hard, soft, and informal law-making at various levels of governance (international, regional, national, local). It also poses sophisticated challenges for the safeguarding of accountability, (democratic) legitimacy, and the rule of law, which are briefly addressed. In conclusion, some reflections are developed on how the legal curriculum in law schools should take global governance law into account.
