Forbidden Treaties in International Law: Comments on Professor Garner’s Report on “The Law of Treaties”

Verdross, Alfred

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“…Indeed, it is relevant to note that, historically, the concept of jus cogens was itself often directly connected with the legal principles surrounding State autonomy, as well as State obligations. 113 In the case of the application of the proportionality principle, there is support for this view. Crawford after stating that '[t]here seems to be no reason in principle why a state injured by a breach of a multilateral obligation should be left alone to seek redress for the breach' adds: 114 Of course, any countermeasures taken collectively must abide by the rules governing resort to individual countermeasures; proportionality will be a key concern.…”

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NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES FOR ERGA OMNES VIOLATIONS

Lim¹,

Mitchell²

2023

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The Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has featured remarkable solidarity over diplomatic and sanctioning initiatives. This unity of action, however, has largely not extended to developing or non-Western States. Many such States have, instead, expressed their non-alignment in respect of Western ‘economic warfare’, albeit not infrequently while also condemning Russia's military actions. This article proposes an approach to reconciling the positions of States in different economic, geopolitical and regional/cultural alignments. First, it suggests that current norms on State responsibility do not rule out using collective countermeasures against States accused of erga omnes norm violations, including via sanctions not authorised by the United Nations but rather imposed by coalitions. At the same time, however, it is argued that individual third-party States retain extensive rights to decide whether or not to participate in such initiatives. This autonomous agency can be derived, in part, through the continued applicability of traditional neutrality principles that require all sides to a conflict to respect the status of neutral States. As collective countermeasure initiatives come to be used more frequently in response to global conflicts, the ‘forgotten’ rules of neutrality provide a useful guide for balancing inter-State legal relations.

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NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES FOR ERGA OMNES VIOLATIONS

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Mitchell²

2023

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“…An international treaty binding a state to reduce its army in such a way as to render it defenseless against external attacks. An international treaty prohibiting a state from protecting its citizens abroad (Verdross, 1937).…”

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Unilateral acts and peremptory norms (Jus Cogens) in the international law commission’s work

Menshawy¹

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the evolution of the notion of peremptory norms (Jus Cogens) in international law through the work of the International Law Commission on unilateral acts. Design/methodology/approach The study depended on analyzing the work of the International Law Commission on two topics: Unilateral Acts 2006 and Reservations to treaties 2011 to reveal the relation between jus cogens and unilateral acts. Findings Jus cogens restrict unilateral acts like treaties due to the recognition of the importance and necessity of the concept of Jus cogens in protecting the fundamental interests of the international community. Practical implications States must be compatible with jus cogens when making any reservation on a treaty and also when taking any unilateral act. Originality/value This paper reveals the importance of jus cogens in promoting the values of the international community and the need of such notion to protect the common interest of that community.

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“…35 Entre los autores que hablan sobre la necesidad de licitud del objeto de los tratados podemos mencionar entre muchos otros a: August Wilhelm heffter (Véase heffter, A. G., Le droit international public de l'Europe, DERECHO GLOBAL. ESTUDIOS SOBRE DERECHO Y JUSTICIA siglo más tarde-por el destacado internacionalista austríaco Alfred VerDross para sentar las bases de la existencia de un ius cogens internacional 36 .…”

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El acceso a la justicia concebido como derecho humano imperativo (ius cogens)

Argés

2018

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En el presente artículo aborda el tópico del acceso a la justicia concebido como un derecho humano de carácter imperativo (ius cogens). El trabajo comienza con una reseña sobre el significado del derecho de acceso a la justicia, su origen, concepción actual y su consagración como derecho humano. A continuación, se efectúa un breve apunte sobre el ius cogens y se analizan las consecuencias derivadas de considerar al derecho de acceso a la justicia como parte del ius cogens (su superioridad jerárquica y la generación de obligaciones erga omnes). Antes de finalizar, se resume brevemente el fallo del TEDH para el asunto Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. c/ Suiza, en el que en un ober dictum la mayoría del tribunal señala que per se el acceso a la justicia no tiene carácter ius cogens. Para concluir, se efectúan algunas consideraciones finales.

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Forbidden Treaties in International Law: Comments on Professor Garner’s Report on “The Law of Treaties”

Cited by 123 publications

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NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES FOR ERGA OMNES VIOLATIONS

NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES FOR ERGA OMNES VIOLATIONS

Unilateral acts and peremptory norms (Jus Cogens) in the international law commission’s work

El acceso a la justicia concebido como derecho humano imperativo (ius cogens)

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