ISBN:
9789004149816
Language:
French
Pages:
Online-Ressource (471 p)
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Online-Ressource Brill Nijhoff E-Books Collections : Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ; International Law 2006-2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Fundamental Rules of the International Legal Order : Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes
DDC:
341.1
Keywords:
International obligations
;
Customary law, International
;
Jus cogens (International law)
;
International law Moral and ethical aspects
;
Völkerrecht
;
Zwingendes Recht
;
Gewohnheitsrecht
;
Rechtspflicht
Abstract:
An outgrowth of a joint reflection by French and German international lawyers, this book attempts to reconceptualize the doctrine of hierarchy in international law by emphasizing that a clear distinction should be drawn between primary rules and secondary rules. It contributes to clarifying the meaning of jus cogens and other similar concepts
Description / Table of Contents:
Table of Contents; Foreword Christian Tomuschat and Jean-Marc Thouvenin; I. L'identification des règles fondamentales - un problème résolu ? Paul Tavernier; II. Jus Cogens, Obligations Erga Omnes and other Rules - The Identification of Fundamental Norms. Stefan Kadelbach; III. An Example of Jus Cogens: The Status of Prisoners of War. Stefani e Schmahl; IV. Un exemple remarquable d'application du jus cogens, le statut de prisonnier de guerre. Philippe Weckel; V. Jus cogens and the Law of Treaties. Wladyslaw Czaplinski
Description / Table of Contents:
VI. The Duty Not to 'Recognize as Lawful' a Situation Created by the Illegal Use of Force or Other Serious Breaches of a Jus Cogens Obligation: An Obligation Without Real Substance? Stefan TalmonVII. L'obligation de non-reconnaissance des situations créées par le recours illicite à la force ou d'autres actes enfreignant des règles fondamentales . Théodore Christakis; VIII. La spécificité des réparations pour crimes internationaux Elisabeth Lambert .Abdelgawad
Description / Table of Contents:
IX. Do Damages Claims Arising from Jus Cogens Violations Override State Immunity from the Jurisdiction of Foreign Courts? Thomas GiegerichX. L'immunité des Etats. Isabele Pingel; XI. Limits of International Law Immunities for Senior State Officials in Criminal Procedure. Torsten Stein; XII. The Right of Third States to Take Countermeasures. Christian Hilgruber; XIII. Special Jurisdiction of the ICJ in the Case of Infringements of Fundamental Rules of the International Legal Order? Mathias Rufert
Description / Table of Contents:
XIV. La saisine de la Cour internationale de Justice en cas de violation des règles fondamentales de l'ordre juridique international. Jean-Marc ThouveninXV. Violations of Fundamental Norms of International Law and the Exercise of Universal Jurisdiction in Criminal Matters. Andreas Zimmermann; XVI. La compétence universelle en matière pénale. Michel Cosnard; XVII. Universal Jurisdiction in the Area of Private Law - The Alien Tort Claims Act. Georg Nolte; XVIII. Compétence civile universelle et droit international général. Jean-François Flauss; XIX. Conclusions. Alain Pelet
Description / Table of Contents:
XX. Reconceptualizing the Debate on Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes - Concluding Observations. Christian TomuschatThe Contributors; Index; Table of Cases / Index de jurisprudence
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
,
English and French
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004149816.i-472
URL:
Volltext
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