Introduction 1
The Four Pillars of Global Law： Verticality， Legality， Integration， and Collective Guarantees 1
PART Ⅰ Verticality and Sharing of the Decisional Processes 17
SECTION Ⅰ Global Law-Making 19
Chapter 1 Dynamics of Global Rule-Formation Processes 21
1.Introduction 21
2.The Principle of Democratic Legitimacy： Changes During the 1990s 22
3.New Principles in the Field of Human Rights 29
4.A Theory of Global Rule-Formation Processes 33
5.The Mechanisms Developed by the G8 and the Security Council’s Open Debates 37
6.The ‘Quasi-Organic’ Nature of New Global Principles 38
7.Concluding Remarks： The Intersection of Prevailing Forces and the Public Interest in Global Rule-Formation Processes 41
SECTION Ⅱ Global Law-Enforcement System 43
Chapter 2 The Integrated System of Law-Enforcement 45
1.Introduction 45
2.The Private-Public Approach to Law-Enforcement 48
3.States Acting in the Common Interest and Institutional Control 53
4.Innovative Trends in the Practice of UN Bodies 61
5.Some Mechanisms of the Joint Governance 70
6.Mechanisms to Co-Manage Peaceful Enforcement Measures 72
7.Mechanisms to Co-Manage Measures Involving the Use of Force 78
8.The Osmotic Relationship Between the Inter-State Community and the United Nations 86
9.Concluding Remarks： Moving Towards Shared International Governance 89
SECTION Ⅲ Global Justice 93
Chapter 3 The International Court of Justice - From Judicial Organ to Global Court 95
1.Introduction 95
2.The ICJ as the Builder of the Vertical Global System 103
3.The ICJ as Guardian of Global Constitutional Values 115
4.The ICJ as a Supreme Constitutional Court 128
5.Concluding Remarks： The Road Ahead for the ICJ Towards the Legitimacy of Global Governance 132
PART Ⅱ Legality Principles and Common Global Values 137
Chapter 4 Legality Versus Effectivity in the Global Legal System 139
1.Introduction 139
2.The Question of International Legality in the Overthrow of Saddam Hussein： The Legal Basis for Allied Intervention in Iraq 141
3.Is There a Right to Overthrow an Illegitimate Regime？ 150
4.The Diffcult Coexistence Between the Principles of Legality and Effectivity 151
5.Co-Managing Action Against Illegitimate Regimes 156
6.Overcoming the Ineffectiveness of Decision-Making Institutions 157
7.The Unlawfulness of the Unilateral Intervention in Iraq 161
8.The Effectiveness of the ‘Occupying Powers’ 162
9.Concluding Remarks： Effectiveness Is Not Supplanting Legality 165
PART Ⅲ Integration of Legal Systems in the Direction of Global Law 171
Chapter 5 State Law and International Law in a Globalizing Legal System 173
1.Introduction 173
2.International Minimum Standards for Internal Applicability of Treaty Law 177
3.Recent Trends in Domestic Implementation of Treaty Obligations 187
Treaty Obligations Embodying Jus Cogens 190
4.The Italian Solution Regarding the Status of Treaties 193
5.Reducing State Freedom in the Internal Applicability of Treaties 209
6.Concluding Remarks： Towards an Integrated Global Legal System Arranged in Concentric Circles 212
PART Ⅳ Collective Guarantees： An Embryonic New System 215
SECTION Ⅰ Actions to Combat Global Terrorism 217
Chapter 6 Heteronomous Actions Against Terror： The Military Interventions 219
1.Introduction 219
2.The Dual Functions of Collective Guarantees - Punitive and Tutelary 220
3.The State Practice of Military Incursions in the Fight Against Terrorism 222
4.Under What Authority Can a State Exercise Its Sovereign Powers Beyond Its Borders？ 225
5.A Theory Arguing for the ‘Tutelary’ Intervention of the ‘Agent’ State 231
6.Insufficient Regulation of Extraterritorial Powers to Safeguard Global Interests 234
7.Concept and Structure of the Embryonic System of Collective Guarantees 243
8.A General Framework for Addressing Problems Related to the ‘Tutelary’ Protection of Global Values 244
9.Concluding Remarks： A Working System of Collective Guarantees Limiting Private Rights for the Collective Good 251
Chapter 7 An Integrated Self-Defence System Against Large-Scale Attacks by Irregular Forces： The Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict 253
1.Introduction 253
2.The Proportionality of Self-Defence 254
3.Legal Basis for Israel’s Right to Resort to Self-Defence 256
4.A Mechanism for Attribution Established by Security Council Resolution 1701 260
5.Concluding Remarks： A Courageous Reorganization of International Law Enforcement - Through the Institutionalization of Integrated Mechanisms 262
SECTION Ⅱ Global Enforcement Mechanisms Against Terrorism 265
Chapter 8 Joint Mechanisms Against Terrorists， Insurgents and Other Non- State Actors 267
1.Introduction 267
2.Terrorist Acts Committed on Behalf of ‘Peoples’ 269
3.A New Global Approach to Terrorist Activities in Armed Conflicts： Principles and Mechanisms 272
4.Concluding Remarks： A Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to the Fight Against Terrorism 279
Chapter 9 The UN Counter-Terrorism System 281
1.Introduction 286
2.Special Treaty-Regimes vis-a-vis General International Law： Is the Security Council Permitted to Derogate to Key Human Rights？ 286
3.Non-Derogable Human Rights Norms While Countering Terrorism 290
4.The Lack of Respect for Non-Derogable Human Rights in the UN Counter-Terrorism Regime 292
5.Proposals for Eliminating Deficiencies 294
6.Providing the UN Counter-Terrorism Regime with a System of Judicial Remedies Based on the UNAT-ICJ Model 297
7.Concluding Remarks： A Fair Balance Between Public Safety and the Safeguarding of Individual Human Rights 301
Conclusions 305
Tables 309
1.The Westphalian System 310
2.The UN Charter System 311
3.The Global Legal System 312
4.Rule-Formation Processes in Global Law 313
5.The Global Law-Enforcement System 314
6.The Global Judicial System 315
Bibliography 317
Index of Case Law 375
Documents 397
Analytical Index 411