Part I. Nuremberg and its progeny. Chapter 1: Nuremberg and its legacy / Theodor Meron and Jean Galbraith
Chapter 2 : Filártiga v. Peña-Irala : Judicial internalization into domestic law of the customary international law norm against torture / Harold Hongju Koh
Chapter 3 : The Velásquez Rodríguez case : The development of the inter-American human rights system / Claudio Grossman
Chapter 4 : The Soering case : The long reach of the European Convention on Human Rights / David Seymour and Jennifer Tooze
Part II. International law : the domestic impact. Chapter 5 : Foster v. Neilson and United States v. Percheman : Judicial enforcement of treaties / Carlos M. Vázquez
Chapter 6 : The Paquete Habana : Customary international law as part of our law / William S. Dodge
Chapter 7 : Missouri v. Holland : birds, wars, and rights / Mark W. Janis
Chapter 8 : Hamdan v. Rumsfeld : Domestic enforcement of international law / Oona A. Hathaway
Part III. International law : interstate conflicts. Chapter 9 : The Caroline : international law limits on resort to force / John E. Noyes
Chapter 10 : The reparation for injuries cas : The law of nations is transformed into international law / David J. Bederman
Chapter 11: The Nicaragua case : preserving world peace and the World Court / Mary Ellen O'Connell
Chapter 12 : The LaGrand case : a story of many miscommunications / Bruno Simma and Carsten Hoppe
Chapter 13 : Abu Ghraib : the battle over institutional culture and respect for international law within the U.S. military / Laura A. Dickinson.