Chapter 4: Modern Development of International Human Rights Law: State Practice Involving Multilateral Treaties and Non-Binding International Documents

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth S. Gallant
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
State Practice ◽  
International Human ◽  
Multilateral Treaties

Part IV Normative Evolution, Ch.23 Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
de Wet Erika
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Vienna Convention ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
State Practice ◽  
International Human ◽  
Jus Cogens ◽  
Formal Recognition

This article examines the relation between jus cogens and erga omnes obligations in the context of international human rights law. It discusses the content of jus cogens and its relevance within the domestic legal order and explains the relevant provisions of Article 53 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969 (VCLT). This article highlights the increasing formal recognition in state practice and doctrine of a hierarchy of norms in international law in the form of jus cogens which indicates increased recognition of core values throughout the international community of states.

Human Rights Treaties, Invalid Reservations, and State Consent

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Legal Remedy ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
State Consent ◽  
International Human ◽  
Multilateral Treaties

A continuing debate in international human rights law concerns the result of invalid reservations to multilateral treaties. The cardinal rule holds that a reservation cannot be incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty. Yet a normative puzzle remains: what legal remedy should follow the determination of the invalidity of a reservation? Leading commentators have discussed a limited set of options. Three choices can be identified:

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