Introduction; The kings of the world and their dukes' dilemma: globalisation, jurisdiction and the rule of law; What has international private law achieved in meeting the challenges posed by globalisation? European private international law and the challenges of globalisation; The common law rules of jurisdiction of the english courts over companies' foreign activities; Territorial jurisdiction after territoriality; Globalisation and antitrust litigation: are the U.S. jurisdictional boundaries sensible, mercantilist or just random? The treatement of the evidentiary sources of international law in U.S. alien tort statute cases; Tort claims against multinational companies for foreign human rights violations committed abroad: lessons from the alien tort claims act? The concept of jurisdiction in the European convention on human rights; ADR in a globalising world; The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: a catalyst for global corporate change? Implementation of financial UN sanctions: jurisdictional problems related to genuine global governance; The contribution of international labour law to the challenge of globalisation; Optimal regulatory areas for securities disclosure.