In honor of scholar Edward McWhinney, Yee (Wuhan U. Institute of International Law, China) and Morin (U. of Montreal, Canada) bring together 36 essays on the role and influence of multiculturalism on international law. An international group of attorneys, judges, and academics consider its influence on general theories relating to the juridical and ethical order of globalization, ideology, cultural pluralism, the civilizational paradigm, universalism and particularism, democracy, and the values of diversity, as well as in the composition, decision-making, and functioning of international organizations such as the UN, the International Court of Justice, the International Law Commission, the Human Rights Committee, and the European Union. They also explore the progressive development of substantive international law regarding issues such as antiterrorism, cultural identity, indigenous peoples, the use of force, human rights, and church and state. Four essays are in French. Some essays were presented at the Silk Road Institute Seminar on Multiculturalism and International Law in April 2007 at Xi'an Jiaotong U., China. A brief biography and selected bibliography of McWhinney's works is included. Martinus Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)