Public Law Studies Quarterly

The theory of normative hierarchy in the light of Human Rights Rules with emphasis on International Jurisprudence

Authors

Homayoun Mafi 1
Vahid Bazzar 2

1 Associate Professor, University of Judicial Sciences and Administrative Affairs, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student in International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2016.60528
Abstract
Based on the Theory of Normative Hierarchy, the relationship among legal norms in a legal system is hierarchical. When first examined, International Law, as opposed to national laws, appears to entail of a set of horizontal norms of which no one rule is superior to another. Nonetheless, especially when concerned with Human Rights, international authorities as well as international instruments have applied concepts such as fundamental rules, Jus cogens, erga omnes and inviolable principles. In view of recent developments in the mentioned realm, this article seeks to identify the hierarchy relationship -or lack thereof- among the existing norms of International Law.

Keywords

human rights
International Case Law
normative hierarchy
Jus cogens
Obligations

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 46, Issue 4
Winter 2017
Pages 1027-1048

  • Receive Date 23 April 2016
  • Revise Date 06 June 2016
  • Accept Date 25 July 2016

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