1. Introduction.-
Part I: Pre-Charter Customary Law on Self-Defence.
2 Self-defence in ancient and medieval natural law.
3 Self-defence as a measure short of war.
4 Self-defence as an exception to the prohibition of war.
5 The right of self-defence and the drafting of the UN Charter.
6 The temporal dimension of self-defence at the time of the Charter.-
Part II: Post-Charter Customary Law on Self-Defence.
7 The right of self-defence in the Judgments of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals.
8 Self-defence in state-to-state conflicts.
9 Self-defence and weapons of mass destruction.
10 Self-defence against non-state actors.
11 The interpretation of self-defence and the United Nations.
12 The temporal dimension of post-Charter self-defence.-
Part III: Anticipatory Action in Self-Defence and International Customary Law.
13 The legality of anticipatory action in self-defence.
14 The limits of anticipatory action in self-defence.