Ⅰ. THE LAW OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1
Jean J. A. Salmon, Some Observations on Characterization in Public International Law 3
Bert V. A. Roling, The United Nations—A General Evaluation 23
Dan Ciobanu, Impact of the Soviet-American Relations upon the Organization and the Functioning of the United Nations 39
Remigiusz Bierzanek, European Security and the United Nations System of Collective Security 69
Benedetto Conforti, Observations on the Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice 85
Jose Sette Camara, United Nations and International Law-Making: the Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in their Relations with International Organizations 91
Ⅱ. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLES 117
Theo C. van Boven, United Nations and Human Rights:a Critical Appraisal 119
Antonio Cassese, Political Self-Determination—Old Concepts and New Developments 137
Hector Gros Espiell, Self-Determination and Jus Cogens 167
Thomas E. McCarthy, Transnational Corporations and Human Rights 175
Virginia Leary, A New Role for Non-Governmental Organizations in Human Rights: A Case Study of Non-Governmental Participation, in the Development of International Norms on Trture 197
Francois Rigaux, The Algiers Declaration of the Rights of Peoples 211
Richard Falk, The Algiers Declaration of the Rights of Peoples and the Struggle for Human Rights 225
Youri Rechetov, International Responsibility for Violations of Human Rights 237
Bertrand G. Ramcharan, A Critique of the Third World Response to Violations of Human Rights 249