Johnston, Katie A 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1863-0049
(2021)
IDENTIFYING THE <i>JUS COGENS</i> NORM IN THE <i>JUS AD BELLUM</i>.
INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW QUARTERLY, 70 (1).
pp. 29-57.
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article argues that if there is a <jats:italic>jus cogens</jats:italic> norm in the <jats:italic>jus ad bellum</jats:italic>, it must be the customary norm which prohibits non-consensual uses of force that are neither validly authorised under the UN Charter nor lawful exercises of self-defence. In doing so this article will clarify the method by which <jats:italic>jus cogens</jats:italic> norms should be identified, based on a correct understanding and application of what it means for a norm to be ‘accepted and recognized as a norm from which no derogation is permitted’. It is argued that all existing <jats:italic>jus cogens</jats:italic> norms must be norms of customary law, and that the uncertainty regarding the scope of the <jats:italic>jus cogens</jats:italic> norm prohibiting force results from uncertainty as to the structure of the underlying customary and treaty law norms in the <jats:italic>jus ad bellum</jats:italic>.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | public international law, jus cogens, peremptory norms, jus ad bellum, use of force |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2022 08:23 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2023 09:21 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0020589320000500 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3154386 |
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