Chapter 1. Nature of International Law 2
1. International Law as Binding Law 2
2. Dynamic Change in International Law 23
3. Differing Methodological Approaches 42
Chapter 2. Sources: Customary International Law 55
1. Sources and Evidence of International Law Generally 55
2. Customary International Law 59
3. The Relationship of Custom and Treaties 112
Chapter 3. The Law of Treaties 122
1. Definition and Governing Law 122
2. Conclusion and Entry into Force 126
3. Reservations 140
4. Observance， Application， and Interpretation 162
5. Invalidity of Treaties 184
6. Termination or Suspension of Treaties 200
Chapter 4. Other Sources of Law 233
1. General Principles of Law and Equity 233
2. Judicial Decisions and Publicists 254
3. U.N. Declarations and Resolutions 265
4. Transnational Public Regulation 279
5. “Soft Law” 285
6. Unilateral Acts 292
Chapter 5. States 299
1. The Determination of Statehood 300
2. The Principle of Self-Determination of “Peoples” 324
3. Entities With Special Status 338
4. Recognition of Governments 348
5. Acquisition and Delimitation of Territory 376
Chapter 6. International & Non-Governmental Organizations 403
1. International Organizations 404
2. Non-Governmental Organizations 439
Chapter 7. Individuals and Corporations 447
1. Status， Rights， and Obligations of the Individual in International Law 447
2. Nationality of Individuals 458
3. Transnational Corporations Under International Law 481
Chapter 8. Rules on State Responsibility 498
1. General Principles of State Responsibility 498
2. Attribution of Conduct to a State 503
3. Breach of an International Obligation 512
4. Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness 519
5. Reparation for the Breach of an International Obligation 529
6. Countermeasures 532
7. Procedures for Pursuing an International Claim 541
8. Procedures for Enforcing an Inter-State Judgment or Award 552
Chapter 9. Dispute Settlement 556
1. The Obligation to Settle Disputes by Peaceful Means 558
2. Non-Adjudicatory Procedures 562
3. Arbitration 572
4. The International Court of Justice 582
5. Other International Courts and Tribunals 638
Chapter 10. International Law in National Law 652
1. General Considerations 652
2. Customary International Law in U.S. Law 654
3. Treaties in U.S. Law 679
4. Other International Agreements in U.S. Law 727
5. International Law in U.S. Constitutional Interpretation 737
6. International Law in the National Law of Other States 742
Chapter 11. Bases of Jurisdiction 755
1. Overview of Jurisdiction Under International Law 755
2. Jurisdiction Based on the Territorial Principle 767
3. Jurisdiction Based on the Nationality Principle 784
4. Jurisdiction Based on the Passive Personality Principle 793
5. Jurisdiction Based on the Protective Principle 798
6. Universal Jurisdiction 804
7. Jurisdiction to Adjudicate 815
8. Jurisdiction to Enforce 818
9. Jurisdiction Based on Agreement 830
10. Conflicts of Jurisdiction 835
11. Extradition 838
Chapter 12. Immunity From Jurisdiction 851
1. Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States: From Absolute to Re-strictive Immunity 851
2. U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 860
3. State Immunities Under Multilateral Conventions 912
4. Immunities of State Representatives 916
5. Immunities of International Organizations 941
Chapter 13. Human Rights 956
1. Foundations of Human Rights Law 956
2. Global Norms and Institutions 975
3. Regional Norms and Institutions 999
4. Deviating from the Norms 1013
5. Mechanisms for Promoting Compliance 1037
Chapter 14. Injury to Aliens and Foreign Investors 1051
1. Introduction 1051
2. Sources of Law on Injury to Aliens 1052
3. Substantive Rules on Injury to Aliens 1058
4. Procedural Rules on Injury to Aliens 1101
5. Reparation for Injury to Aliens 1116
Chapter 15. Use of Force 1129
1. Use of Force Between States 1129
2. Intervention in Internal Conflicts 1192
3. Collective Use of Force 1221
4. The Law of War and the Control of Weapons 1276
Chapter 16. International Criminal Law 1306
1. Introduction 1306
2. Prosecution of International Crimes in National Courts and Trans-national Criminal Cooperation 1308
3. Prosecution of International Crimes Before Ad Hoc InternationalCriminal Tribunals 1313
4. The International Criminal Court 1350
Chapter 17. The Law of the Sea 1372
1. History and Sources of the Law of the Sea 1372
2. Baselines and Internal Waters 1379
3. The Territorial Sea 1386
4. The Contiguous Zone 1401
5. The Continental Shelf 1405
6. The Exclusive Economic Zone 1416
7. The Right of Hot Pursuit 1429
8. The High Seas 1430
9. The Deep Sea-Bed 1445
10. Pollution of the Marine Environment 1455
11. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 1462
12. The Law of Ocean Vessels 1466
Chapter 18. International Environmental Law 1486
1. Historic Development 1486
2. Transborder Environmental Harm 1491
3. Preserving Collective Goods 1502
4. Trade in Hazardous and Endangered Goods 1511
Chapter 19. State Succession 1518
1. Introduction 1518
2. Devolution， Dissolution， and Secession 1520
3. State Succession in Respect of Treaties 1524
4. Succession in Respect of State Assets and Debts 1540
5. State Succession in Respect of Delictual Responsibility 1545
6. State Succession and a State’s Internal Legal System 1546
7. State Succession in Respect of Nationality 1547
INDEX 1549