Contents : The internationalisation of the rule of law / Tim Koopmans -- Humanisation of international law / Menno T. Kamminga -- Beating the state at its own game. An inquiry into the intricacies of sovereignty and the separation of powers / Bas De Gaay Fortman -- Changing perceptions of sovereignty and human rights in Africa / Kofi Kumado -- Gendered sovereignty? In search of gender bias in the international law concept of state sovereignty / Marjolein van den Brink -- Unravelling state sovereignty? The controversy on the right of indigenous peoples to permanent sovereignty over their natural wealth and resources / Nico Schrijver -- The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A victory for cultural autonomy? / Yvonne Donders -- Sovereignty fading away? Prioritising domestic health needs versus promoting free trade / Fons Coomans -- Five years after strengthening the United Nations. Recasting the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Theo van Boven -- The reform of the thematic treaty mechanisms of the United Nations / Tiemo Oostenbrink -- The influence of international organisations on the protection of human rights in the Chinese legal system / Yuwen Li -- The European Union's influence on the character and effectiveness of Dutch conduct in the UN Commission on Human Rights / Peter Malcontent -- Upholding human rights in a tense and globalising world / Pieter Kooijans -- Questioning the freedom from fear. A meaningful concept in a world full of abuse of power and injustice / Willem J.M. van Genugten -- Combating domestic violence against women. A positive state duty beyond sovereignty / Ineke Boerefijn and Jenny Goldschmidt -- The European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. From sovereignty immunity in Bosphorus to full scrutiny under the reform treaty? / Leonard Besselink -- The position of the European Court of Justice with respect to the enforcement of human rights / Susanne Burri -- Hardly a week goes by without ... observations on the increasing number of general problems of international law in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights / Egbert Myjer -- The role of the Council of Europe and its Committee of Ministers. Analysing the efficiency of measures taken under Article 46(2) of the ECHR / Leo Zwaak -- Religious pluralism and the European Court of Human Rights. Some reflections on the pros and cons of a wide margin of appreciation in the case of Sahin v. Turkey / Titia Loenen -- The free flow of information. A sovereign concept in and of itself / Chrisje Brants -- Japan and the ICC. A reflection from the perspective of the principle of complementarity / Mitsue Inazumi -- Sovereignties of impunity and contemporary challenges of international protection / Bertbrand Ramcharan -- Sovereignty and peacebuilding / Duco Hellema -- Human rights in foreign policy and international relations. Shifting emphasis after 9/11? The cases of the United States and the Netherlands / Peter Baehr -- Combating international terrorism : new powers for the Security Council? / Bibi van Ginkel -- Another responsibility to protect? Some thoughts on a possible consequence of GMES, or how remote sensing for the good cause could result in "another" responsibility to protect / Olivier Ribbelink -- Afghanistan, the erosion of the right to self-defence and the case of the missing immediacy. The debate on the ban of the use of force and self-defence from a human rights perspective / Eric Myjer.