Peremptory Norms in International Law (Oxford Monographs in International Law)

by Alexander Orakhelashvili (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $209.82

  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 monograph analyses the questions raised by the legal effects of peremptory norms of international law (jus cogens).

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  Paperback
  2008

  $56.03

  Peremptory norms are non-derogable standards of international law which impose basic limits on how far governments, politicians, and diplomats can further their own goals. For example, certain core norms prohibit aggressive war and protect basic human rights. This is the first thorough examination of the theory and application of these norms.