Introduction
1 Tying the act to the actor: a short history of international proscription
2 International proscription regimes: material and symbolic effects
3 Proscription and pre-negotiations: the importance of the ‘linguistic ceasefire’
4 The ‘linguistic ceasefire’
5 Proscription and power
6 Revisiting ripeness
7 The effect of proscription in Colombia
Conclusion: proscribing peace