IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S JUS COGENS!

Authors

Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Repository Date

2010

Keywords

jus cogens, norms in international law

Subject Categories

Conflict of Laws | Courts | International Law | Law | Organizations Law

Abstract

What we require—like the third bowl of soup in the story of the three bears—is a theory of jus cogens that is Just Right. I do not know if such a theory is possible. I don't even know if one is conceivable. But if someone conceives it, that person deserves the very next International Oscar. To qualify for the award, the theory must answer the following questions:

Repository Citation

D'Amato, Anthony, "IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S JUS COGENS!" (2010). Faculty Working Papers. 61.
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/facultyworkingpapers/61