Berman book review in inaugural transnational journal
<p>A book review essay, "Global Legal Pluralism and 'Private' International Law," by Dean <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=57268">P… Schiff Berman</a>, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, was recently published in the inaugural issue of a new journal called <em>Transnational Legal Theory</em>.</p><separator></separator><p>Berman reviewed Alex Mills' <em>The Confluence of Public and Private International Law: Justice, Pluralism and Subsidiarity in the International Constitutional Ordering of Private Law</em> (Cambridge University Press, 2009).</p><separator></separator><p>In the review, Berman argued that Mills convincingly makes the case that so-called 'public' and 'private' international law are two sides of the same coin and always have been.</p><separator></separator><p>"Further, Mills rightly reminds us that conflicts doctrines are not just a way of fulfilling party expectations or responding to concerns about efficiency; they are a constitutive glue in a global system that manages inevitable pluralism of values and norms," Berman said.</p><separator></separator><p>Berman also suggests that the length and detail of the book may not be fully justified by the pay-off. "And Mills' book remains very focused on formal legal doctrine for a book that purports to be about legal pluralism," Berman said.</p><separator></separator><p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN">Judy Nichols, <a href="mailto:Judith.Nichols@asu.edu"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Judith.Nichols@asu.edu</span></a><br />(480) 727-7895<br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</span></p>