Preface -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - General introduction to the study -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AND PROBLEMS ADDRESSED -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Main questions and purposes of the study -- 2. OVERVIEW OF CONTENTS -- 3. METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH -- 4. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMS CONTROL PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UN -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Arms control agreements before WW I -- 4.3 The impact of WW I on arms control -- 4.4 The legality of war and the emergence of substantive arms control law -- Chapter 2 - The place of the law of arms control in the international system -- 1. Introduction -- 2. ORIGINS OF AND INCENTIVES FOR ARMS CONTROL IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM -- 3. THE SECURITY CONTEXT OF ARMS CONTROL -- 4. THE LAW OF ARMS CONTROL: DEFINITION -- 5. INTERNATIONAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF STATES WITH REGARD TO THEIR NATIONAL ARMAMENTS OUTSIDE THE LAW OF ARMS CONTROL -- Chapter 3 - Special characteristics of the law of arms control -- 1. Introduction -- 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOURCES OF ARMS CONTROL LAW -- 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCOPE OF SUBSTANTIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL ARMS CONTROL LAW -- 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRACTICE OF ARMS CONTROL LAW -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON PART I -- Chapter 4 - The international legal framework of supervision in the law of arms control -- 1. Introduction -- 2. UNILATERAL SUPERVISION, DIPLOMATIC SUPERVISION AND SUPERVISORY MECHANISMS IN ARMS CONTROL LAW -- 3. THE PROCESS OF INTERNATIONAL SUPERVISION -- 4. SUPERVISORY MECHANISMS IN ARMS CONTROL LAW: METHODS OF SUPERVISION -- 5. SUPERVISORY MECHANISMS IN ARMS CONTROL LAW: SUPERVISING BODIES -- 6. SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE -- 7. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Chapter 5 - General features of supervisory mechanisms in multilateral arms control treaties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. MONITORING -- 3. VERIFICATION.

4. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT -- 5. CORRECTION/ENFORCEMENT -- 6. THE INTERPRETATIVE ELEMENT -- 7. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE GENERAL FEATURES OF SUPERVISORY MECHANISMS -- Chapter 6 - General features of supervisory mechanisms in global arms control treaties featuring international organisations: OPCW, IAEA, CTBTO -- i. Introduction -- I. THE CWC AND THE OPCW -- II. THE IAEA SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM AND THE NPT -- III.THE CTBT AND THE CTBTO -- ii. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Chapter 7 - Supervisory mechanisms in arms control treaties and enforcement under general international law -- 1. Introduction: co-operation and enforcement -- 2. VIOLATIONS OF ARMS CONTROL LAW: NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE -- 3. REACTIONS TO VIOLATIONS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REMEDIES IN SUPERVISORY MECHANISMS AND REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER GENERAL… -- 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN ARMS CONTROL -- Chapter 8 - Summary and conclusions -- 1. The law of arms control -- 2. Special characteristics of the law of arms control -- 3. International supervision of the law of arms control -- 4. International organisations as supervisors in arms control law -- 5. Some common characteristics of supervisory mechanisms in arms control treaties -- 6. Enforcement of the law of arms control -- REFERENCES -- Annex figure 1: Model for the General Analysis of Supervisory Mechanisms in Arms Control Treaties -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.