1. Introduction
I. State Transitions, Power-Sharing and International Law
II. Closing the Gap
III. Methodology and Scope
2. Power-Sharing in Theory and Practice: Concepts, Mechanisms and Legal Challenges
I. Ethnic and Religious Diversity as a Challenge for International Law
II. Democracy Theory and the Perspective of Conflict Resolution
III. Mechanisms
IV. The Legal Debate
V. Conclusion: The Necessity and Challenges of Bridging Interdisciplinary Perspectives
3. Power-Sharing on Trial: Sejdic and Finci v Bosnia and Herzegovina
I. Bosnia and Herzegovina between Transition and Transformation
II. Relevant Decisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court (1997–2009)
III. ECtHR Definition of Ethnic-Racial Discrimination in Sejdic and Finci
IV. Justifying Human Rights Restrictions
V. Post-trial Developments and Constitutional Reform Process
VI. Conclusion
4. Through the Lens of Human Rights Committees: Lebanese Political Confessionalism and Transitional Mechanism
I. State Stability, Sectarian Traditions and Socio-Political Change
II. Reports Submitted by Lebanon to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
III. Debate in the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
IV. Analysis: Confessionalism and Non-Discrimination
V. Transitional Power-Sharing, Unity Governments, Proportions of High-Level Posts and the Right to Participation
VI. Proportionality and Time Limitations
VII. Conclusion
5. On the Law of Peace: Parameters, Challenges and Limits
I. The Quest for Absolute Limitations in Peacemaking
II. Peremptory Norms and Peacemaking
III. A Conceptual Model for Reflections about the Law of Peace Debate
IV. Open Questions and Future Research Agenda
V. Concluding Remarks