scholars have come to recognize the myriad ways in which the prerogatives of
nation-states are cabined by transnational and international actors.
Thus, we have seen increasing attention to the important—though sometimes
inchoate—processes of international norm development. Such processes
inevitably lead scholars to consider non-state norms,
including norms articulated by international bodies, NGOs, multinational corporations and
industry groups, indigenous communities, transnational terrorists, networks of
activists, and so on