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| List of Boxes | |
| Preface | |
| List of Abbreviations | |
| Making the World More Lawful: | |
| The Rise of International Law | |
| The Nature of International Law | |
| The Roles of International Law | |
| The Early Beginnings of International Law | |
| Dueling Philosophies | |
| Contending Modern Approaches | |
| Operating Conditions: What Helps and What Hinders? | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| A World of Actors: A Question of Legal Standing | |
| Actors | |
| The State | |
| International Government Organizations | |
| Non-government Organizations | |
| Multinational Corporations | |
| Individuals | |
| Insurgents | |
| Ethnic Groups | |
| Terrorists | |
| Mercenaries and Private Military Companies | |
| Domestic Actors | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| The Sources of International Law: Creating Law without Government | |
| Customary Law | |
| Treaty Law | |
| The Role of Principles | |
| Judges and Publicists | |
| Other Sources? | |
| The Scope of International Law | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| The Efficacy of International Law | |
| Legislating International Law | |
| Enforcing International Law | |
| Adjudicating International Law | |
| The Incorporation of International Law | |
| Can There Be a Future World Government? | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Jurisdiction: Domain over Places and Persons | |
| Territorial Jurisdiction | |
| Law of the Sea | |
| Airspace | |
| Outer Space | |
| Satellites | |
| The Polar Regions | |
| Nationality | |
| Dual Nationality | |
| Alien Status | |
| Sovereign Immunity and Act of State | |
| Extraterritoriality | |
| Extradition | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Making the World Safer: | |
| Diplomacy in Pursuit of Peace | |
| A Brief History of Diplomacy | |
| The Rules of Diplomacy for States | |
| Two Special Issues concerning Embassies | |
| Rules for the Consular Relations of States | |
| The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes | |
| The Operating Conditions of Diplomacy | |
| The Rules of Diplomacy for IGOs | |
| The Special Case of the UN | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Arms Limitations for a Less Violent World | |
| A Brief History of Arms Limitations | |
| Objectives of Arms Limitations | |
| Obstacles to Arms Limitations | |
| The Nuclear Regime | |
| The Biological Weapons Regime | |
| The Chemical Weapons Regime | |
| The Missile Control Regime | |
| The Conventional Weapons Regime | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Law to Constrain Force | |
| A Brief History of the Laws Governing Force | |
| Evolution to UN Law | |
| Aggression | |
| Self-defense | |
| Self-defense in an Age of Terrorism | |
| Intervention | |
| Peacekeeping | |
| Today's Salient Issues concerning the Laws of War | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Core International Crimes: Atrocities That Shock the Conscience of Humankind | |
| A Brief History of Core International Crimes | |
| Crimes against Peace | |
| Crimes against Humanity | |
| Genocide | |
| The Most Notorious Episodes of Genocide | |
| Special Dimensions of Genocide | |
| War Crimes | |
| The Contributions of International Tribunals | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Making the World Better: | |
| Human Rights: Freedom and Protection for Humankind | |
| A Brief History of the Human Rights Movement | |
| Civil and Political Rights | |
| Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights | |
| Group Rights | |
| A Human Rights Frontier? | |
| Human Rights Regimes | |
| The Role of Non-state Actors | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| The Global Environment in Jeopardy | |
| A Brief History of Environmental Developments | |
| Atmosphere | |
| Water | |
| Soil | |
| Forests | |
| Wildlife | |
| The Environment and Human Rights | |
| Environmental Governance | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Rules for Sharing the World's Wealth | |
| A Brief History of Economic Relations | |
| Governance from the North | |
| Standardizing the Global Economy | |
| Intellectual Property Rights | |
| Commercial Arbitration | |
| Globalism versus Regionalism | |
| Governance of the South | |
| Four Economic Flows in the North-South Relationship | |
| Counter-productive Issues for the Global Economy: Organized Crime, | |
| Corruption, and the Pursuit of Non-economic Goals | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Making the Future: | |
| The Problems and Prospects of International Law | |
| Glossary of Terms | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
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