SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL LAW

3 | Introduction | ry. With his own paper on “The Diminishing State in Global Law” , Alex Mills 5 pro- vided a pragmatic tour d’horizon of the fields in which the traditional divisions be- tween private and public, domestic and international law have been overcome by developments. The next two papers, having as point of departure the public inter- national law, demonstrated the benefits of reconceptualization in two critical sub- jects: international adjudication and environmental protection. Photini Pazartzis 6 explored the idea – and doctrines – of “A Global Law of Adjudication”, while Maria Gavouneli 7 presented her paper on “Codifying international environmental law? - The Global Pact for the Environment”. The second panel was devoted to “Global Law and Dispute Resolution”. It begun with a paper with strong theoretical implications by Franco Ferrari 8 , raising the issue “Is Arbitration a Global Dispute Resolution Mechanism?”. 9 He was followed by two presentations on civil litigation and international arbitration. Showcasing the developments of civil procedure scholarship and transnational legal practice towards a global approach, Arnaud Nuyts 10 presented a paper on “Exequatur Go- ing Global: the Emergence of the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Remedies in the State of Origin of the Judgment” . Anastasios Gourgourinis 11 returned to the field of in- ternational arbitration, but this time on investor-state disputes, with his paper on “Global Law and Investment Arbitration”. The third and final panel, on “Rethinking Global Law”, attempted to go further into theoretical explorations of Global Law and global governance. It begun with a paper by Gunther Teubner 12 bearing the title “Transnational Economic Constitu- tionalism in the Varieties of Capitalism”. Then, Horatia Muir Watt 13 returned back 5. Professor of Public and Private International Law, Faculty of Laws, University College London. 6. Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. 7. Associate Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. 8. Professor, School of Law, New York University 9. Professor Ferrari has graciously provided in this book another important contribution he made this day (originating from his acceptance speech of the honorary doctorate conferred on him by the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), in which he proposed “A New Paradigm of International Substantive Law Conventions”, which brings together private international law and international uniform substantive law. 10. Professor, Faculty of Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles 11. Lecturer, Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens 12. Professor emeritus, Law Faculty, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. The paper was read by Miss Aliki Gkana, since unexpected circumstances did not allow Professor Teubner to participate in person. 13. Professor, École de Droit, Sciences Po.