THE TENDENCY TOWARDS AN ENHANCED ROLE OF JUS COGENS NORMS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW: COURSES OF ACTION, RISKS AND UTOPIAS

Authors

  • Leandro A. Dias Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Derecho.

Keywords:

Antonio Cassese, Fragmentation, Jus Cogens, Peremptory Norms

Abstract

The article is a tribute to late judge Antonio CASSESE that studies one of his final papers on the role of jus cogens norms in International Law, published posthumously in 2012. In order to do this, the author tries to prove, using CASSESE’s views and analyzing the latest decisions of different international tribunals, that the essential aim of enhancing the role of peremptory norms is not an impossible one. Apart from this, this article examines not only with the notion of fragmentation of International Law, but also with the solutions that imperative norms could bring to normative conflicts in International Law. Last but not least, the author offers a perspective on the risks that could be derived from the misuse of the concept of jus cogens norms in order to justify every decision of a tribunal without a solid argumentation.

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Author Biography

Leandro A. Dias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Derecho.

Becario de investigación CIN en el proyecto UBACyT “Bases legislativas para el trámite urgente de los pedidos de restitución internacional de menores”, dirigido por la prof. Dra. Luciana Beatriz Scotti, y en el proyecto DeCyT “El Parlamento del MERCOSUR. Aspectos amplios y estrictos de la cuestión democrática en el bloque”, dirigido por la Mag. Brenda Luciana Maffei. Integrante de los proyectos de investigación DeCyT “Fundamento y límites de la posición de garante en casos de comunidades de vida y peligro”, y “¿Más allá del ius in bello? La regulación de los conflictos armados en la historia del ius gentium y los límites del DIH como régimen autónomo frente a las otras ramas de un Derecho Internacional Público ‘fragmentado’”, dirigidos respectivamente por los Dres. Marcelo David Lerman y Emiliano Jerónimo Buis –este último codirigido por Natalia Marina Luterstein–. Representante de la UBA en la XI Competencia Víctor Carlos García Moreno de Procedimiento ante la Corte Penal Internacional, año 2012. Distinción a la excelencia académica por el Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (2012).

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2023-07-07

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