The "Brussels Effect"
The University of Chicago Law School has posted a video of a talk by Anu Bradford entitled "The Brussels Effect: The Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe" which examines Europe’s unilateral power to regulate global commerce. Professor Bradford explains how Europe is successfully exporting its legal institutions and standards — ranging from antitrust and privacy to health and environmental regulation — to the rest of the world.
53:06 minutes, streaming or .mp3 , no transcript