Contents:
Table of Treaties, reports and decisions;
Introduction;
PART I The Concept and Identification of Peremptory Norms:
1 Peremptory Norms as International Public Order;
2 The Identification of Peremptory Norms;
3 Distinctive Characteristics of Peremptory Norms;
4 Concepts Cognate to Jus Cogens;
5 Sources and Modification of Peremptory Norms;
PART II The Effect of Peremptory Norms in General International Law:
6 The Effect of Jus Cogens in the Law of Treaties;
7 Peremptory Norms and the Validity of the Actions of States;
8 Remedies for Breaches of Peremptory Norms;
9 Peremptory Norms and the Allocation of Jurisdiction to States;
10 Peremptory Norms and State Immunity;
11 Problems of Subsequent Validation of Breaches of Jus Cogens;
PART III Peremptory Norms and the Powers of International Organizations: Preliminary Questions:
12 The Nature and Scope of Jus Cogens Limitations on the Security Council's Powers;
13 The Normative Conflict between a Security Council Resolution and Jus Cogens: The Practice of the Security Council;
14 Legal Consequences of the Conflict of a Security Council Resolution with Peremptory Norms;
PART IV Peremptory Norms and the Powers of International Tribunals:
15 Peremptory Norms and International Judicial Jurisdiction;
16 Jus Cogens and the Standing to Bring Judicial Claims;
17 The Impact of Jus Cogens on Friendly Settlement and Discontinuance of Cases;
PART V The Effect of Peremptory Norms in National Legal Systems;
18 Techniques of Interaction of International Jus Cogens with National Law;
19 Peremptory Norms and Acts of Foreign States in Private International Law;
20 Conclusion;
Appendix;
Bibliography;
Index.