Erwan Le Noan: «Law reflects a balance of power».»

At a time when the major blocs are vying for global power, the legal order is emerging as a decisive weapon. Interview with French jurist Erwan Le Noan, author of a study on the subject published by Fondapol.

There is a war whose weapons make no noise. It is waged in European regulations, American presidential decrees and Chinese five-year plans. Behind these seemingly technical decisions lies a fierce competition for global normative hegemony.

In a study published in March by the Fondation pour l'innovation politique (Fondapol), Erwan Le Noan maps out this new battlefield by distinguishing three regulations that have imposed their logic: protectionist law, which closes off domestic markets; nationalist law, which supports national champions; and imperialist law, which extends its rules beyond national borders.