Jus cogens : international law and social contract /

"One of the most complex doctrines in contemporary international law, jus cogens is the immediate product of the socialization of the international community following the Second World War. However, the doctrine resonates in a centuries-old legal tradition which constrains the dynamics of volun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weatherall, Thomas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Jus cogens (International law)
Jus cogens.
LAW > International.
Völkerrecht
Zwingendes Recht
Rechtsnorm
Ius cogens.
Customary international law.
Public international law.
Philosophy of law.
Internationell rätt.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens)
  • 1. International law
  • 2. The social contract
  • Part II. The authority of jus cogens
  • 3. The interests of the international community
  • 4. Human dignity as a general principle of law
  • 5. The authority of jus congens
  • 6. Expression of an international social contract
  • Part III. Material and formal sources of jus cogens
  • 7. Historical antecendents
  • 8. The formal source of peremptory norms
  • 9. Normativity and postivism : a reconciliation
  • Part IV. Peremptory norms and the individual
  • 10. Contemporary legal foundations
  • 11. The content of jus cogens
  • 12. Individual responsibility
  • 13. The form of jus cogens
  • Part V. Peremptory norms and the state
  • 14. The enforcement of jus cogens : obligations erga omnes
  • 15. State responsibility and jus cogens
  • 16. An illustration : the Libya crisis
  • 17. Realizing the international social contract
  • Part VI. International law and social contract
  • 18. Legal observations
  • 19. Theoretical implications
  • 20. Annex [selected, illustrative cases].

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