Introduction Part I: The Origins of State Formation Chapter 1: The Creation of the State in International Law - Historical Background 1.1 Criteria and Conditions for Statehood 1.2 Emergence of the Modern State System Chapter 2: State Failure - Internal and External Factors 2.1 Defining State Failure 2.2 Causes and Structural Indicators 2.3 Legacy of Colonialism 2.4 Terrorism 2.5 Limitations in Measuring State Failure Part II: State Obligations and the Enforcement of International LawChapter 3: International Human Rights Law 3.

1 Human Rights Instruments 3.1.2 Humanitarian Law 3.2 Human Security - An emerging paradigmChapter 4: State Responsibility - Obligations to Prosecute 4.1 Principle of Universal Jurisdiction4.2 Humanitarian Intervention 4.3 Practice of the Security Council - opinio juris Part III: Reconstruction and Mobilizing the International Community Chapter 5: Prevention and Rehabilitation: Strengthening States Against Failure 5.1 State-Building and Reconstruction 5.

2 Building Rule of Law 5.3 Establishing Accountability - Ending impunity 5.4 Establishing Security 5.5 Disarmament and Demobilization 5.6 Economic and Social Reconstruction 5.7 Role of Civil Society - Women and Minorities 5.8 Reconstituting Political Structure and Legitimacy 5.9 Reconciliation - Transitional Justice 5.

10 Lessons Learned Chapter 6: Challenges for the International Community 6.1 Role of United Nations 6.1.1 Humanitarian Assistance 6.1.2 Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention 6.1.3 Transitional Occupation 6.

2 Institutional Reform, Trusteeship - Limited Sovereignty General Conclusion.