《THE CODIFICATION OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW》

PART ONE3

THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS CODIFICATION3

Ⅰ. THE PROGRESS OF MANKIND TOWARDS WORLD ORGANIZATION3

INDIVIDUAL VISIONS OF WORLD ORGANIZATION5

THE ORGANIZED PEACE WORK19

FROM THE LEAGUE TO THE UNITED NATIONS31

PART TWO37

THE MOVEMENT TO CODIFY PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW37

Ⅱ.PRIVATE EFFORTS AT CODIFICATION37

CODIFICATION PROJECTS BY INDIVIDUALS37

CODIFICATION BY SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS62

Ⅲ. OFFICIAL EFFORTS AT CODIFICATION76

EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENTS ACTING INDIVIDUALLY76

THE WORK OF THE HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCES OF 1899 AND 190787

OTHER EFFORTS BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR109

APPRAISAL OF THE CODIFICATION BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR111

CODIFICATION EFFORTS UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS112

CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM133

CODIFICATION OF THE LAWS OF WAR AS A RESULT OF TWO WORLD WARS140

PART THREE147

CODIFICATION SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION147

IV. THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION AND ITS ORGANIZATION147

PRELUDES TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ILC147

THE ADOPTION OF THE STATUTE OF THE INTER-NATIONAL LAW COMMISSION160

THE WORKING MACHINERY OF THE INTER-NATIONAL LAW COMMISSION165

Ⅴ. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND ITS METHODOLOGY201

METHODS， PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUE OF THE COMMISSION’S WORK217

CO-OPERATION WITH INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS266

Ⅵ. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMMISSION271

WORK COMPLETED271

TOPICS UNDER STUDY BY THE COMMISSION321

Ⅶ. FUTURE PROSPECTS333

METHODS334

EXTERNAL FACTORS BEARING ON CODIFICATION339

SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW341

‘THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW’344

INDEX351