Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The evolution of authority
Chapter 2. The evolution of global authority
Chapter 3. International courts and the building of legal authority beyond the state
Chapter 4. Semantic authority, legal change and the dynamics of international law
Chapter 5. Practical reason and authority beyond the state
Chapter 6. Varieties of authority in international law - State Consent, International Organisations, Courts, Experts and Citizens
Chapter 7. The legitimate authority of international courts and its limits - A Challenge to Raz’s Service Conception?
Chapter 8. Consent, obligation, and the legitimate authority of international law
Chapter 9. The International Criminal Court: The New Leviathan?

Includes bibliography and index.

Leading international lawyers and legal philosophers examine the problem of how authority can be constructed within a rapidly evolving international legal order, as new legal institutions outside the state challenge traditional views of international law.