Comparative Law Review

Comparative Law Review

Peremptory Norms in International Law; Development or Revolution of Sources of International Law (A Comparative Analysis of National Legal Systems)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Sayyed Fazlollah Mosavi 1
Hossein Khalaf Rezaee 2
1 Professor, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 Ph.D. in International Law, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.22059/jcl.2015.54417
Abstract
Contemporary international law introduces a notion of peremptory norms comparable to hierarchy of norms in national legal system. A jus cogens is a norm of international law considered so fundamental that it overrides all other sources of international law. A rule of jus cogens has a specific process of emergence that will be essentially different from other sources of international law which reflected in Article 38(1) of ICJ Statute. Unfortunately, there is not a precise definition of jus cogens norms. The vagueness of the definition and thereby its instances is one problematic issue that harden realization of ideals of the international community.
Keywords
Jus cogens
Sources of International Law
International Community
International Crimes
Erga Omnes Obligations
Subjects

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & summer
April 2015
Pages 369-391