Non-State Actors in the Global Order

In our global legal environment, the questions raised by the Non-State Governance Symposium—the role of non-state actors in the international legal order or, more simply put, non-state actors and global governance—are interesting, important and remarkably underexamined and underanalyzed. Indeed, even today, our discussion and analysis will produce far more questions than answers. The definition of non-state governance, not to mention non-state actors, is immensely broad and varied, and we are not in agreement even regarding the precise definition or nature of the topic. Nor is there any agreement on any of the possible theories underlying our analysis of the various issues presented.