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The idea of the 'nation-state' has failed, Glenn argues, and a major shift in our understanding of the state is needed. He provides an original approach by situating cosmopolitanism in its historical context and demonstrating that the state is necessarily cosmopolitan in character, and has always been subject to transnational law-making.

"The manuscript of the first edition of this book was awarded the Grand Prize of the International Academy of Comparative Law at the XVth International Congress of Comparative Law, Bristol, UK, in August 1998. The Prize was presented by HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh."--P. [v]

The concept of common law has been one of the most important conceptual instruments of the western legal tradition, but has been neglected by legal theory and legal history for the last two centuries. This text analyses the history and importance of common laws