Summary: Globalization Since 1492 Class #1 January 11, 2006 Walls and Bridges Convergences and Networks. Part 2 Imperialism, Decolonisation and the International Rule of Law. In a 2004 decision, the International Court of Justice at the Hague ruled the barrier (in Palestine) was illegal and called for Israel to tear it down and compensate those whose lives were adversely affected by it. The rule of law is predicated on there being a sovereign. Internationally there is no sovereign beyond the individual nations within the system.The League of Nations and the United Nations were attempts at creating an international rule of law. The internet has developed its own set of rules and norms, it has often been described as a gift economy
