Essays about: "Jus cogens"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words Jus cogens.
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11. Non-refoulement and national security
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Non-refoulement is a fundamental principle of international law, providing an individual the protection from being returned to a place where he or she risks persecution, torture or other ill treatment. The prohibition on refoulement is recognized in refugee law, human rights law and international customary law. READ MORE
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12. Responsibility to Protect - An emerging norm or part of sovereignty?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The main controversy in international law the past decades has been the approach to a non-international conflict exposing civilians to threats of genocide or mass atrocities. One corner stone of international law is the protection of a state and its internal affairs, the principle of non-intervention; another one is the protection of human rights. READ MORE
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13. The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Prevention of Mass Atrocities - The Case of the Defensoría del Pueblo in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is an interdisciplinary study on the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the implementation of the primary responsibility of States to prevent mass atrocities (MA) under pillar one of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). It focuses on current international law (IL) to delimit the scope of the prevention obligations of States and assesses the relevant preventive measures to States’ primary obligations under R2P. READ MORE
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14. The responsibility of the United Nation in joint operations- Human rights, international humanitarian law and the ILC Draft 2011
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : I uppsatsen behandlar författaren de rekvisit som skall vara uppfyllda för att FN skall kunna hållas internationellt ansvarig för nationella truppers agerande i internationella militära insatser auktoriserade av säkerhetsrådet. Under 2011 antog the International Law Commission 67 provisoriska artiklar gällande internationella organisationers internationella ansvar, och ett av syftena med uppsatsen är att belysa den pågående diskussionen gällande hur de antagna artiklarna skall tolkas, med fokus på begreppen breach of an international obligation och attributable to that organization. READ MORE
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15. Persistent objector - The demise of a hero?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The principle of the persistent objector strikes at the heart of international law creating uncertainty over issues as how customary international law is created, whom it binds and how states actively can evade being bound by certain customary international laws. The mere existence of this principle gives rise to a great number of diverging interpretations. READ MORE
