Chapter 13 challenges what in the Western debate has been advanced as the idea of a possible “constitutionalization” of international law, an idea that is scrutinized by looking at the work of contemporary authors like Jürgen Habermas, Christian Tomuschat, and Armin von Bogdandy against the backdrop of the power of empire in international relations. But the discussion also considers the objection the so-called Third World has raised against the project for global governance and the claims made in favor of the “rights of peoples.” The future does seem unpredictable.