Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: A History of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 A Proliferation Tsunami A New Face of Proliferation Fashioning a Systematic Response Passing the Resolution UNSCR 1540 in Context Chapter Conclusion: A History of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
Chapter 3: UNSCR 1540: Implementation Trends Resolution 1540 in International Law Implementing the Text: Underlying Issues Sources and Outreach Implementation Trends: Case Study of Trade Control-Related OP3 Measures Chapter Conclusions: Implementation Trends
Chapter 4: Regional Implementation of UNSCR 1540 Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Eastern European Group AsiaPacific Group Africa Group Latin America and the Caribbean Group Chapter Conclusion: Regional Implementation of UNSCR 1540
Chapter 5: UNSCR 1540 Implementation: Challenges Past and Present Broader Challenges Practical Challenges Overcoming these Challenges? Chapter Conclusions: UNSCR 1540 Implementation Challenges Past and Present
Chapter 6: Preventing WMD Proliferation: The Future of UNSCR 1540 The Future of the 1540 Framework Scope and Mandate International Legal Framework Coordination and Administration Capacity Building National Implementation: overcoming the challenges Political commitment Resource constraint Chapter Conclusions: Preventing WMD proliferation and The Future of 1540
Chapter 7: Conclusions: the Future of UNSCR 1540
Appendix 1: Full Text of UNSCR 1540 (2004)