Peremptory International Law - Jus Cogens

A General Inventory

Robert Kolb (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

2015
Hart Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78225-727-1 (ISBN)

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Robert Kolb, one of the leading international scholars of his generation, offers a seminal survey of the question of peremptory international law. The author analyses and systemises different questions, such as: the typology of peremptory norms beyond the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties; here he distinguishes between ‘public order’ jus cogens and mere ‘public utility’ jus cogens. Furthermore, what about relative jus cogens, such as regional jus cogens norms or conventional jus cogens norms? What about some consequences of jus cogens breaches in the law of State responsibility: are they themselves jus cogens? Thus, can individual war reparations be renounced by lump-sum agreements? What happens if different jus cogens norms are in conflict? Is there a difference between the scope of jus cogens in inter-State relations and its scope for other subjects of law, such as the UN and its Security Council? Is jus cogens necessarily predicated on the concept of a hierarchy of norms? What is the exact extent of the peremptory nature of some rules? Sometimes, only the core of a principle is peremptory, while its normative periphery is not. Also, in the use of force, the peremptory character of the provision is compatible with agreements falling under the recognised exceptions, such as collective self-defence. These and other unusual questions are discussed in the present book.

Robert Kolb is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Geneva. He is also Counsel for Lalive Attorneys-at-Law, Geneva.

1. Definition and Functions of Jus Cogens
2. Negationism: The Adversaries of Jus Cogens
3. Theories of Jus Cogens
4. Legal Construction of International Jus Cogens
5. Sources of Jus Cogens
6. Effects of Jus Cogens
7. A Blind Spot: Conflicts Between Jus Cogens Norms
8. Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.2015
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	414 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	1-78225-727-6 / 1782257276
ISBN-13	978-1-78225-727-1 / 9781782257271
Zustand	Neuware