Імперативні норми загального міжнародного права (Ius Cogens) та агресія Росії проти України
Journal: The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Series pedagogy
Year: 2024

Russia’s war against Ukraine violates several ius cogens norms, especially the prohibition of aggression (I.). Though ius cogens is said to protect fundamental values of the international community, it is not immediately apparent how it provides protection against an aggressor state. The article therefore analyses the implications of ius cogens for Ukraine, Russia, and the international community. The legal consequences of ius cogens can be divided in two sets, one concerning the invalidating ef