The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- The UN Charter in Constitutional Perspective -- The Structure of my Argument -- Chapter 1: 'Constitution', and its Association with the Modern State -- Constitutional Theory in Europe between the two World Wars -- American Constitutional Theory: The Constitutionas 'Higher Law' and as a 'Living Institution' -- Typical Constitutional Features -- Chapter 2: The Transfer of the Constitutional Idea to the Sphere of International Law: Different Approaches -- Alfred Verdross and his School -- The New Haven School -- The Doctrine of International Community -- Constructivism -- Chapter 3: The International Community and its Constitution -- A Challenged Notion -- The Traditional Dichotomy between 'The International' and 'The Constitutional' -- International Community and International Constitution -- The International Community as a Constitutional Community -- International Community, Constitution, and Organization -- Chapter 4: The UN Charter as a Constitution -- The Charter and Non-UN Member States: Doctrinal Deficits -- The 'Ideal Type' of a Constitution as a Standard of Comparison -- Constitutional Characteristics of the UN Charter -- A 'Constitutional Moment' -- A Constitutional Program -- A 'Charter' -- Constituent Power and Constitutional Form -- Constitutional History -- A System of Governance -- Definition of Membership -- Hierarchy of Norms -- 'Eternity' and Amendment -- Universality and the Problem of Sovereignty -- Chapter 5: Conceptual Distinctions -- The Dual Constitutional Function of the UN Charter -- The Normative and the Real Constitution of the International Community -- Constitutional Law and 'General International Law' -- 'Constitutional By-Laws' of the International Community.

Constitutional Law, Jus Cogens, and Obligations Erga Omnes -- Chapter 6: Consequences -- The Charter as a Living Instrument -- Constitutional Interpretation -- Constitutional Amendment -- Freedom and Restraint of Security Council Reform -- Non-Member States -- Legal Persons Other than States as Addressees of Security Council Decisions -- Admission and Expulsion of UN Member States -- Conclusion -- Constitutional Discourses Past and Present -- Rediscovering a Constitution -- Synopsis -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book, written by one of the leading participants of the debate on a "constitutionalization" of international law, explains why the Charter of the United Nations must be understood as the constitution of the international community, and the legal consequences arising from that characterization.

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