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Private law, private international law and public interest litigation

Private law, private international law and public interest litigation
Private law, private international law and public interest litigation

Private actors and institutions, and by extension private law itself, are increasingly being forced to reckon with a multiplicity of challenges that extend beyond the domain of private law as it is traditionally conceived. They reflect threats to the global constitutional order and liberal constitutionalism, and threats to individual and collective fundamental rights and constitutional values. As a result, the role of private law in framing and facilitating the development of the global economy and globalization often does not fall within the direct purview of public international lawyers. This editorial aims to examine the role of private law in the litigation and enforcement of public interests against the background of the public/private divide. This is done in light of the increasing role adopted by private actors, including corporations, beyond the private realm.

climate change, consumer law, private law, public international law, public-interest litigation, strategic litigation
2045-3817
Law, Stephanie
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Law, Stephanie, Shaw, Jo, Havercroft, Jonathan, Kang, Susan and Wiener, Antje (2024) Private law, private international law and public interest litigation. Global Constitutionalism, 13 (1). (doi:10.1017/S2045381724000017).

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Private actors and institutions, and by extension private law itself, are increasingly being forced to reckon with a multiplicity of challenges that extend beyond the domain of private law as it is traditionally conceived. They reflect threats to the global constitutional order and liberal constitutionalism, and threats to individual and collective fundamental rights and constitutional values. As a result, the role of private law in framing and facilitating the development of the global economy and globalization often does not fall within the direct purview of public international lawyers. This editorial aims to examine the role of private law in the litigation and enforcement of public interests against the background of the public/private divide. This is done in light of the increasing role adopted by private actors, including corporations, beyond the private realm.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 19 March 2024
Keywords: climate change, consumer law, private law, public international law, public-interest litigation, strategic litigation

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Local EPrints ID: 502961
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502961
ISSN: 2045-3817
PURE UUID: 7e07c970-dcf5-4eee-af99-8b8c36f47bb9
ORCID for Stephanie Law: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2551-7615
ORCID for Jonathan Havercroft: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0995-8912

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Date deposited: 15 Jul 2025 16:36
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 02:09

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Author: Stephanie Law ORCID iD
Author: Jo Shaw
Author: Susan Kang
Author: Antje Wiener

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