Jus Cogens: International Law and Social Contract

ISBN-13: 9781107442092 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 554 str.

Thomas Weatherall

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive political and legal examination of jus cogens, a complex doctrine essential to contemporary international society.

Recenzje

'This short review does not allow for a more detailed analysis of this work, and cannot, therefore, do justice to Weatherall's extensive argumentation. While some readers may feel as though certain questions posed by the author remain unsettled, it is likely that the sheer complexity of this topic, which builds upon all of international law's foundational notions, makes such an impression inevitable. In sum, this book should be recommended: as the ILC is about to consider the first report of its Special Rapporeur on Jus Cogens, Weatherall's volume stands as an indispensable resource for the fascinating debates to come.' Sevrine Knuchel, Netherlands International Law Review

Spis treści

Introduction: peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens); 1. The authority of jus cogens; 2. Material and formal sources of jus cogens; 3. Peremptory norms and the individual; 4. Peremptory norms and the state; Conclusion: international law and social contract.