CHAPTER 1．INTRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 1
CHAPTER 2．LAW AND PRACTICE OF THE COURT-A CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW 23
2.1．Article 41 of the Statute and its Reflection in Treaties for the Pacific Settlement of Disputes 23
2.2．Consecutive Versions of the Rules of Court 28
2.3．Summary of Cases before the Court 35
CHAPTER 3．THEORETICAL AND SUBSTANTIVE ASPECTS 61
3.1．Nature of Powers of the Court under Article 41 61
3.2．Object of Provisional Measures 70
3.3．Provisional Measures and Duties of Litigants 79
3.4．Contents of Provisional Measures 89
3.4.1．Contents of Provisional Measures in Relation to Main Claim 89
3.4.2．Contents of Provisional Measures in Relation to Impending Judgment 93
3.5．Question of'Circumstances' 102
3.5.1．Introductory Remarks 102
3.5.2．Risk of Irreparable Prejudice to the Rights at Issue 104
3.5.3．Urgency 112
3.6．Two Odd Questions Concerning the Scope of Applicability of Article 41 132
3.6.1．Provisional Measures in Proceedings Instituted'In General Interest' 132
3.6.2．Provisional Measures in Advisory Proceedings? 136
3.7．Question of Effectiveness 143
CHAPTER 4．PROCEDURAL ASPECTS 147
4.1．Introductory Remarks 147
4.2．Filing a Request 148
4.3．Action by the Court Proprio Motu;Indication of Other Measures Than Those Requested 154
4.4．Powers of the President 160
4.5．Proceedings on Provisional Measures;Question of Default 167
4.6．Withdrawal and Renewal of Requests 180
4.7．Orders 184
4.8．Modification and Termination of Orders 195
4.9．Participation of Judges Ad Hoc 206
4.10．Provisional Measures and Intervention 211
CHAPTER 5．MAIN CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES 221
5.1．Provisional Measures in Cases of Uncertain Substantive Jurisdiction 221
5.1.1．Introductory Remarks 221
5.1.2．Law 223
5.1.3．Legacy of the Period of the PCIJ:Jurisprudence and Doctrine 225
5.1.4．Jurisprudence and Doctrine of the 1950s and 1960s 232
5.1.5．Recent Developments 242
5.1.6．Evaluation 251
5.2．Question of Obligatory Character of Provisional Measures 260
5.2.1．Introductory Remarks 260
5.2.2．Relevant Provisions and Preparatory Works 263
5.2.3．Jurisprudence of the Court and State Practice 270
5.2.4．Doctrine and Evaluation 280
5.2.5．Question of Enforceability 294
BIBLIOGRAPHY 303
INDEX OF CASES 317
INDEX OF NAMES 320
INDEX TO REFERENCES TO THE STATUTE AND THE RULES OF COURT 323
SUBJECT INDEX 325