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