Abstract texts -- Mati�ere pr�eliminaire: Table of contents -- Biographical note -- Principal publications -- Acknowledgments -- A critical analytical framework for the study of international law: Chapter I. Fairness and international law : an analytical framework -- Chapter II. The legitimacy of law and institutions -- Chapter III. Equity as fairness -- Law and the empowerment of persons and peoples: Chapter IV. Democracy : peoples' and persons' right to participate in decisions -- Chapter V. Fairness to "peoples" and their right to self-determination -- Institutions : the forums of fairness-discourse: Chapter VI. Executive fairness and peace-making : the good offices function of the United Nations Secretary-General -- Chapter VII. The bona fides of power : Security Council and threats to the peace -- Chapter VIII. Just and unjust war -- Chapter IX. Collective security : sharing responsibility and burdens -- Chapter X. Judicial fairness : the International Court of Justice -- The law and institutions of distributive fairness: Chapter XI. Law, moral philosophy and economics in environmental discourse -- Chapter XII. Some instances of fairness in establishing environmental normative systems -- Chapter XIII. Economic fairness : terms of development and trade -- Chapter XIV. Fairness in international investment law -- Bibliography.

"Taking the point of view that public international law is too rich and too complex a subject to be dealt with in its entirety within the framework of a general course on public international law, Thomas Franck, Professor at the University of New York, decides to focus on public international law from the perspective of fairness. In Part I of the course he presents an analytical framework of public international law which includes the concept of fairness. In Part II he develops the subject of fairness in empowerment of persons and peoples. Part III is devoted to the institutional powers and the part they play with respect to fairness (in particular the UN Secretary-General, the Security Council and the International Court of Justice). In Part IV Professor Franck discusses the role of the law and institutions of distributive justice (environmental law, development and trade, international investment law)"--Publisher's description.