Frontmatter
Preface
Translator's Note
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Contents
Introduction
Part One. lus gentium. The Structure of the Law of the Nations during the Middle Ages
Chapter One. Unity and Subdivision of the Occident under the Dyarchy of Emperor and Pope
Chapter Two. The Foundation of the International Legal Community: The Occidental Christian Community
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: The Polities of the Feudal Age
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: Approbation and Recognition
Chapter Five. Law-Making: Natural Law and Treaty Practice
Chapter Six. The Judiciary: The Development and Structure of Medieval Arbitration
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Idea and Reality of the »Just War«
Chapter Eight. The Legal Forms of Territorial Settlement: Adjudication and Occupation
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Claims by the Coastal States
Part Two. lus inter gentes. The Law of Nations in the Spanish Age 1494-1648
Chapter One. The Predominance of Spain in the State System
Chapter Two. The Foundation of the International Legal Community: The Laws of the European Family of Christian Nations
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: The Early Modern States
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Law Community: The Recognition of the Independence of the Netherlands
Chapter Five. Law-Making: lus naturae and ius voluntarium
Chapter Six. The Judicial Settlement of International Disputes: The Decline of Arbitration
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Genesis of the Classical Law of War
Chapter Eight. The Institutions of the Law of Nations for the Formation of a Territorial Order in the Age of Discoveries
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Mare clausum v. mare liberum
Part Three. Droit Public de l'Europe. The International Legal Order during the French Age 1648-1815
Chapter One. The Age of French Predominance in the State System
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: European Balance of Power, Dynastic Solidarity, Colonial Expansion
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: Closed Territorial States
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: The Recognition of the Independence of the United States
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: Law of Nature and raison d'état
Chapter Six. Judicature: The Nadir of International Arbitration
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: Cabinet Wars and Contractual Neutrality
Chapter Eight. The Laws of Territorial Settlement: Symbolic and Effective Occupation
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Neutral Rights in Wartime as »liberté des mers«
Chapter Ten. The French Revolution: Postulates and Ideological Programmes Relating to the Law of Nations
Part Four. »International Law« The International Legal Order of the British Age 1815-1919
Chapter One. British Predominance in the State System
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: The Idea of Civilisation and a Universal International Law in a Global State System
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: The Breakthrough of the Concept of the Nation-State
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: The Independence of the Latin American Republics and the Classical Doctrine of Recognition
Chapter Five. Law-Making: The Consent of States as a Source of International Law
Chapter Six. Adjudication: The Rebirth of Arbitration
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Completion of the Classical Law of War and Neutrality
Chapter Eight. The Law of Territorial Settlement: Acquisition of Territory by Effective Occupation
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Freedom of the Seas under British Maritime Dominion
Part Five. International Law and the League of Nations. The International Legal Order of the Inter-War Period 1919-1944
Chapter One. The Transition Period of the Anglo-American Condominium
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: A Global Community Dominated by the West
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: The Modern State in the Age of Mass Democracy
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Legal Community: The Stimson Doctrine of Non-Recognition
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: The Turn Away from Positivism; A Frenzy of Law-Making
Chapter Six. The Administration of Justice: Compulsory Arbitration and the Permanent Court of International Justice
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Outlawry of War, and Sanctions
Chapter Eight. The Laws of Territorial Settlement: Contiguity and Sectoral Demarcation
Chapter Nine Law and Dominion of the Sea: The Decline of Neutral Rights
Part Six. United Nations: International Law in the Age of American-Soviet Rivalry and the Rise of the Third World 1945-1989
Chapter One. The Bipolar World System Dominated by Two Super-Powers
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: A Universal Community without Common Values
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: A Heterogeneous World of States
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Legal Community: »Peaceloving« as a Criterion for Membership of the United Nations
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: The Role of the United Nations in the Creation of Law
Chapter Six. Adjudication: Preeminence of Political Rather than Judicial Settlement of Disputes
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: lus contra bellum and the Use of Force in Practice
Chapter Eight. Legal Forms of Territorial Settlement: The Distribution of the Last Unoccupied Regions of the Earth; Air and Space Law
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: The »Common Heritage of Mankind«
Conclusion
Part Seven. Epilogue
Epilogue: An International Community with a Single Superpower
Bibliography
Sources of Illustrations
Name Index
Subject Index