The record of a joint conference of the American Society of International Law and the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Internationaal Recht, which discussed recent developments in such areas as trade and investment, the environment, human rights, settlement of disputes and commercial arbitration.

Introduction. Editor's Note. Debate: Security and Cooperation in the New Europe -- 'Europe After the Cold War - Can CSCE Replace Military Alliances?' The Changing Face of Private and Corporate Legal Practice in Europe. Preparing for Brazil 1992 -- Environmental Legal Issues. European Community -- U.S. Business Relations. Systemic Costs of Non-Compliance with International Law -- Effects on the System and on Inter-State Relations. International Civil Litigation -- Preliminary Relief, Taking Evidence and Enforcing Judgments. Juridical Problems of Trade and Investment in Eastern Europe. Democracy and Legitimany -- Is There an Emerging Duty to Ensure a Democratic Government in General and Regional Customary International Law? Legal Aspects of the External Relations of the European Community. Humanitarian Law and the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis. Current Issues in International Commercial Arbitration (Including Lessons from the Iran -- U.S. Claims Tribunal). The Teaching of International Law -- Future Role for Training Scholars and Practitioners and in Developing International Legal Principles. Family Relations in a Mobile Society -- Private International Law Issues. Role of the International Court of Justice in a Changing United Nations Collective Security Context. Appendices. Index.