Browsing by Subject "Jus cogens"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
Constitutional conversations in the anthropocene: in search of environmental Jus Cogens Norms
(Springer Link, 2015)This chapter investigates the existence of environmental jus cogens norms and the possibility of extending peremptory norms into the environmental domain. For this purpose, the chapter briefly describes the trite manifestation ... -
The incorporation of Public International Law into Municipal Law and Regional Law against the background of the dichotomy between monism and dualism
(2014)Monism and dualism represent two different approaches towards the relationship between public international law and municipal law. While the former views public international law and municipal law as a single legal system, ... -
Normative hierarchy in international environmental law : a constitutional reading
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The current environmental law and governance regime is in need of urgent reform to the extent that it leaves too much room for state sovereignty and states' non-compliance with their environmental obligations. To some ... -
Selective morality in the pursuit of international criminal justice with particular reference to Article 13 of the Rome Statute
(North-West University, 2019)The tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo were significant in establishing a moral legacy by invoking the principle of individual criminal responsibility in international law. However, the said moral legacy was tainted given ...