According to Article 53 VCLT, ‘a peremptory norm of general international law is…
Commentators widely regard the prohibition of the use of force as a cornerstone of…
In the legal doctrine, Article 2(4) UN Charter (prohibiting the threat or use of…
One may still insist on the peremptory status by claiming that it is not the prohibition…
One last argument may be that even if the entire jus ad bellum cannot be regarded as part of jus cogens,…
The fact that the International Law Commission has implicitly changed its position…
In the light of the preceding considerations, it is appropriate to conclude that…
‘incursions into foreign territory to forestall harmful operations by an armed group…
These acts are mostly not considered autonomous exceptions to the prohibition of…