Considering Nonstate Actors in the New Millenium: Toward Expanded Participation in Norm Generation and Norm Application

This article begins with a personal account of a group of women talking around a kitchen table in Belgrade in 1994. The article first explores the role of such local actors in the development of international norms. Second, the article examines recent developments promoted by globalization that are important in the inquiry into the mutually constitutive relationship among international norms, international structures, and local actors. Third, it looks at the theoretical tools available for furthering this analysis. [Descriptors: Applying Human Rights Law - International, International]