1. Table of contents

2. Preface

3. Professor Yoram Dinstein; Curriculum Vitae

4. Professor Yoram Dinstein; List of Academic Publications

5. About the Contributors

6. Chapter 1. A revival of the just war theory?

7. Chapter 2. Rethinking collective security

8. Chapter 3. Topographies of force

9. Chapter 4. Claims to pre-emptive uses of force: some trends and projections and their implications for world order

10. Chapter 5. The temporal dimension of self-defense: anticipation, pre-emption, prevention and immediacy

11. Chapter 6. Responding to transnational terrorism under the Jus ad Bellum: a normative framework

12. Chapter 7. Is US adherence to the rule of law in international affairs feasible?

13. Chapter 8. The military action in Iraq and international law

14. Chapter 9. Ius ad bellum and Ius in bello - The separation between the legality of the use of force and humanitarian rules to be respected in warfare: crucial or outdated?

15. Chapter 10. 21st century conflict and international humanitarian law: status quo or change?

16. Chapter 11. The law of weaponry - Is it adequate?

17. Chapter 12. "Combatants" - Substance or semantics?

18. Chapter 13. "Unlawful/enemy combatants:" interpretations and consequences

19. Chapter 14. Ghosts in the machine: some legal issues concerning US military contractors in Iraq

20. Chapter 15. Leaders, courtiers and command responsibility in Shakespeare