Evolving Principles of International Law -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword from the General Editor of the Series -- Biography of Karel Wellens -- Bibliography of Karel Wellens -- List of Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Evolving Principles of International Law - The Quest for Demarcation -- PART I THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE -- 2 The Relationship between International Organisations and their Member States - Who Pays the Check? -- 3 The Extinction of States -- 4 The Principle of Approximate Treaty Application -- 5 Mr Kadi and Mrs Prost: Is the UN Ombudsperson Going to Find Herself between a Rock and a Hard Place? -- 6 Certain Other Perspectives for a Reform of the United Nations Security Council -- PART 11 COVERGING AND DIVERGING NORMATIVE TRENDS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY -- 7 Integrating the Fragmented International Public Order: A Theoretical Perspective -- 8 The Right to Peace as an Emerging Solidarity Right -- 9 The Evolution of Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité in the International Community -- 10 The Sovereigns are Dead, Long Live the Sovereigns - Reflections on State Sovereignty and International Law -- PART III SHIFTING PATTERNS IN INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT -- 11 Issues of Shared Responsibility before the International Court of Justice -- 12 Boundary Treaties and their Interpretation -- 13 The Ambit and Limits of the Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice -- 14 L'avis de la Cour internationale de Justice concernant la déclaration unilatérale d'indépendance relative au Kosovo: une nouvelle fleur de Lotus? -- 15 Conclusion: Evolving International Law - Connecting Underlying Trends and Principles -- Index.