Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-453) and index.

General introduction / Roger O'Keefe and Christian J. Tams -- Historical background to the Convention / Gerhard Hafner -- Immunity from jurisdiction and immunity from measures of constraint / Michael Wood -- The "general understandings" / Roger O'Keefe -- Preamble / Christian J. Tams -- Article 1 / Roger O'Keefe and Christian J. Tams -- Article 2(1)(a) and (b) / Tom Grant -- Article 2(1)(c) and (2) and (3) / Stephan Wittich -- Article 3 / Roger O'Keefe -- Article 4 / Jean d'Aspremont -- Article 5 / Tom Grant -- Article 6 / Tom Grant -- Article 7 / Roger O'Keefe -- Article 8 / Silvia Borelli and Simon Olleson -- Article 9 / Silvia Borelli and Simon Olleson -- Article 10 / Stephan Wittich -- Article 11 / Joanne Foakes and Roger O'Keefe -- Article 12 / Joanne Foakes and Roger O'Keefe --Article 13 / Jörg Philipp Terhechte -- Article 14 / Jörg Philipp Terhechte -- Article 15 / Andrew Dickinson -- Article 16 / Douglas Guilfoyle -- Article 17 / Kate Parlett -- Article 18 / Chester Brown and Roger O'Keefe -- Article 19 / Chester Brown and Roger O'Keefe -- Article 20 / Roger O'Keefe -- Article 21 / Chester Brown and Roger O'Keefe -- Article 22 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 23 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 24 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 25 / Jean d'Aspremont -- Article 26 / Jean d'Aspremont -- Article 27 / Christian J. Tams -- Article 28 / James G. Devaney -- Article 29 / James G. Devaney -- Article 30 / Antonios Tzanakopoulos -- Article 31 / Antonios Tzanakopoulos -- Article 32 / Tobias Thienel -- Article 33 / Tobias Thienel.