The ongoing process of economic globalization has been accompanied by a comprehensive and ambitious agenda aimed at incorporating developing countries into the global economy. A critical feature of this agenda is the prominent role played by international economic law as a vehicle for bringing together the complex and seemingly disparate components of economic globalization. The prominent role played by law is manifested in the comprehensive codifi cation of international trade, the proliferation of international investment treaties, the enhanced role of international adjudication and the dominant role played by international fi nancial institutions, such as the World Bank and the IMF, in national economic policymaking and governance.