Peremptory norms in international law
By: Alexander Orakhelashvili
Series: Oxford monographs in international law; Oxford monographs in international law; Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 622
ISBN-13: 9780191712203
Subjects: International Customary law; International obligations; Jus cogens (International law)
Description: Peremptory norms are non-derogable standards of international public policy which impose limits on how far governments politicians and diplomats can further their own goals in making international transactions. This work examines their increasing importance in determining the permissible limits on the actions of State actors.
Notes: Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.