When is a norm peremptory? This is a question that has troubled legal scholars throughout the development of modern international law. In this work, Daniel Costelloe suggests - through an examination of State practice and international materials - that it is the legal consequences of a norm which di
Peremptory Norms in International Law
โ Scribed by Alexander Orakhelashvili
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 689
- Series
- Oxford Monographs in International Law
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Peremptory norms are non-derogable standards of international law which impose basic limits on how far governments, politicians, and diplomats can further their own goals. For example, certain core norms prohibit aggressive war and protect basic human rights. This is the first thorough examination of the theory and application of these norms.
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