Peremptory norms in international law
By: Alexander Orakhelashvili.
Series: Oxford monographs in international law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199546114
Subjects: Customary law, International; Jus cogens (International law); International obligations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Peremptory norms as international public order; title: The identification of peremptory norms; title: Distinctive characteristics of peremptory norms; title: Concepts cognate to jus cogens; title: Sources and modification of peremptory norms; title: The effect of jus cogens in the law of treaties; title: Peremptory norms and the validity of the actions of states; title: Remedies for breaches of peremptory norms; title: Peremptory norms and the allocation of jurisdiction to states; title: Peremptory norms and state immunity; title: Problems of subsequent validation of breaches of jus cogens; title: The nature and scope of jus cogens limitations on the Security Council's powers; title: The normative conflict between a Security Council resolution and jus cogens: the practice of the Security Council; title: Legal consequences of the conflict of a security council resolution with peremptory norms; title: Peremptory norms and international judicial jurisdiction; title: Jus cogens and the standing to bring judicial claims; title: The impact of jus cogens on friendly settlement and discontinuance of cases; title: Techniques of interaction of international jus cogens with national law; title: Peremptory norms and acts of foreign states in private international law 561; title: Conclusion.