1 Introduction: norms and laws in international relations 1
2 Non-intervention in international relations: a case study 14
3 Kosovo， humanitarian intervention and the challenge of world order with Albrecht Schnabel 42
4 Global norms and international humanitarian law: an Asian perspective 61
5 Intervention， sovereignty and the responsibility to protect:experiences from ICISS 74
6 In defence of the responsibility to protect 86
7 Collective security and the use of force: reflections on the report of the high-level panel on threats， challenges and change 99
8 The responsibility to protect and prosecute: the parallel erosion of sovereignty and impunity with Vesselin Popovski 112
9 R2P: from idea to norm — and action？ with Thomas G.Weiss 126
10 The responsibility to protect and the North—South divide 144
11 R2P and the protection of civilians in armed conflict 161
12 Conclusion: normative contestation， incoherence and inconsistency 177
Notes 196
Index 225