Table of Contents; Foreword Christian Tomuschat and Jean-Marc Thouvenin; I. L'identification des règles fondamentales -- un problème résolu? Paul Tavernier; II. Jus Cogens, Obligations Erga Omnes and other Rules -- The Identification of Fundamental Norms. Stefan Kadelbach; III. An Example of Jus Cogens: The Status of Prisoners of War. Stefani e Schmahl; IV. Un exemple remarquable d'application du jus cogens, le statut de prisonnier de guerre. Philippe Weckel; V. Jus cogens and the Law of Treaties. Wladyslaw Czaplinski
VI. The Duty Not to 'Recognize as Lawful' a Situation Created by the Illegal Use of Force or Other Serious Breaches of a Jus Cogens Obligation: An Obligation Without Real Substance? Stefan TalmonVII. L'obligation de non-reconnaissance des situations créées par le recours illicite à la force ou d'autres actes enfreignant des règles fondamentales . Théodore Christakis; VIII. La spécificité des réparations pour crimes internationaux Elisabeth Lambert .Abdelgawad
IX. Do Damages Claims Arising from Jus Cogens Violations Override State Immunity from the Jurisdiction of Foreign Courts? Thomas GiegerichX. L'immunité des Etats. Isabele Pingel; XI. Limits of International Law Immunities for Senior State Officials in Criminal Procedure. Torsten Stein; XII. The Right of Third States to Take Countermeasures. Christian Hilgruber; XIII. Special Jurisdiction of the ICJ in the Case of Infringements of Fundamental Rules of the International Legal Order? Mathias Rufert
XIV. La saisine de la Cour internationale de Justice en cas de violation des règles fondamentales de l'ordre juridique international. Jean-Marc ThouveninXV. Violations of Fundamental Norms of International Law and the Exercise of Universal Jurisdiction in Criminal Matters. Andreas Zimmermann; XVI. La compétence universelle en matière pénale. Michel Cosnard; XVII. Universal Jurisdiction in the Area of Private Law -- The Alien Tort Claims Act. Georg Nolte; XVIII. Compétence civile universelle et droit international général. Jean-François Flauss; XIX. Conclusions. Alain Pelet
XX. Reconceptualizing the Debate on Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes -- Concluding Observations. Christian TomuschatThe Contributors; Index; Table of Cases / Index de jurisprudence
Summary
An outgrowth of a joint reflection by French and German international lawyers, this book attempts to reconceptualize the doctrine of hierarchy in international law by emphasizing that a clear distinction should be drawn between primary rules and secondary rules. It contributes to clarifying the meaning of jus cogens and other similar concepts
