JUS COGENS REVISITED
Magdalena Matusiak-Frącczak
PhD, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration , PolandAbstract
Jus cogens raises a vital interest of judicature and doctrine of international public law. We may find different views and opinions on the problem of the existence of peremptory norms, as well as their content. On the basis of the analysis
of the practice of international judicial bodies, the article constitutes an attempt to define the prerequisites of a jus cogens norm as well as it aims at determination of a current catalogue of peremptory norms. Moreover, this catalogue evolves over time and in future it might be expected that new jus cogens norms will be recognized by the international community.
Keywords:
ius cogens, public international law, peremptory norms, hierarchy of normsReferences
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de Wet, Erika. 2003. The role of human rights in limiting the enforcement power of the Security Council: A principled view. In: Review of the Security Council by Member States, ed. Erika de Wet, André Nollkaemper, 7-30. Amsterdam:Intersentia.
Matusiak-Frącczak, M. (2016). JUS COGENS REVISITED. Review of European and Comparative Law, 2627(34), 55–64. https://doi.org/10.31743/recl.4978
Magdalena Matusiak-Frącczak
adwokat-mmf@adwokat-mmf.pl
PhD, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration
PhD, University of Lodz, Faculty of Law and Administration
