Public Law Studies Quarterly

Dialectic of Theories and the Elements of Peremptory Norms in International Law

Document Type : Article

Authors

Seyyed Hadi Mahmoudi 1
Farhad Bagheri 2

1 . Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student in International Law, School of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2021.325248.2795
Abstract
Peremptory norms can preserve the order, values, and objectives of a legal system. If a legal system contains peremptory norms, they indicate its advancement. Since the conclusion of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, there has been a great deal of criticism regarding the ambiguity of and contradiction in the definition of peremptory norms. Many jurists and schools of international law have developed various theories on the concept of jus cogens that tie its non-derogable characteristic to different foundations. In this article, the writer, applying pure legal techniques, will study the peremptory norms’ recognition elements and will try to reconcile different legal theories regarding the basis of jus cogens, using a dialectical method. Eventually, a comprehensive criterion for recognition of peremptory norms will be presented.

Keywords

legal technique
peremptory norms (jus cogens)
non- derogable
erga omnes obligations
international public order
system
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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 52, Issue 2
Summer 2022
Summer 2022
Pages 687-708

  • Receive Date 07 June 2021
  • Revise Date 23 June 2021
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