Includes bibliographical references (p. 410-452) and index.

International law and international relations scholarship / Robert J. Beck -- International law and international community / Andreas Paulus -- Legal theory and international law / Friedrich Kratochwil -- Soft law / Dinah Shelton -- The practice of international law / Anthony Carty -- International law as a unitary system / Anthony D'Amato -- International law in the ancient world / David J. Bederman -- The age of Grotius / Edward Keene -- The legacy of the nineteenth century / Martti Koskenniemi -- Latin American international law / Liliana Obregón -- Religion and international law : an analytical survey of the relationship / Mashood Baderin -- The struggle for an international constitutional order / Marc Weller -- Law and force in the twenty-first century / Gerry Simpson -- The nature of US engagement with international law : making sense of apparent inconsistencies / Shirley Scott -- The Iraq war and international law / Wayne Sandholtz -- The International Criminal Court / Beth Simmons and Allison Danner -- Fidelity to constitutional democracy and to the rule of international law / Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell -- International crimes / William A. Schabas -- Challenges of the "new terrorism" / John F. Murphy -- Law and legitimacy : the World Trade Organization / Amrita Narlikar -- Attainments, eclipses and disciplinary renewal in international human rights law : a critical overview / Obiora Chinedu Okafor -- Colonial origins of intellectual property regimes in African states / Ikechi Mgbeoji -- Indigenous rights claims in international law : self-determination, culture and development / Karen Engle -- International refugee law : dominant and emerging approaches / Hélène Lambert -- Sustainable development in international law / Marie-Claire Cordonnier Segger -- WTO law and sustainable development / Markus W. Gehring -- Looking ahead : international law's main challenges / Andrea Bianchi.