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Globalization and the Developments of International Law Wanqiang Li (Northwest University of Politics and Law) Globalization is one of the very hot topics in contemporary world community. Although there is still much debate over what the globalization is, it is an obvious fact that our world has been getting interconnected at an accelerated speed. People travel and migrate more and more frequently. Transnational corporations’ production lines intersect international boundaries at an increasing number of points. International non-governmental organizations play a more and more active role on the world stage. Inter-government institutions agenda bulges with endless issues and problems. Globalization imposes profound influences on the world community. From my viewpoint, the two most important international events after the World War Two, the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the “9.11” Terrorist Attack as Prof. Koh identified, are much related to, if not the direct result of, the globalization. The former is positive, the latter negative. The patterns of globalization vary from the simple transnational exchange of a low level to the unification of a level taking into consideration different regions or industries. Although in different degree, each pattern of globalization has been bringing about the free flow of production factors and the appropriate allocation of resources. What we have seen clearly is the enhancement of welfare in our society. What we mentioned relatively little is sometimes the situation went beyond that. The things which globalization carries with transcending the international borders include not only personnel, capitals and technology, but values and ideology in some sense. Combining with other functioning factors, globalization gives birth to political integration instead of economic integration under usual circumstances. The Fall of Berlin Wall is a good demonstration. Partly but mainly due to the anarchy of world society and the lack of a wo