Publication details
Serious Human Rights Violations - Eclipse or Mere Twilight of State Immunity?
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International and comparative law review |
| Citation | |
| Keywords | State immunity, human rights violations, ius cogens |
| Description | Presented article contributes to the extensive discussion over the mutual relationship between serious human rights violations (violation of ius cogens) and the law of state immunity. The structure of article derives from the argumentation presented by Germany and Italy in current dispute before the International Court of Justice. Author focuses his attention on delimitation of existing international legal framework and particularly on assessment of friction areas in German and Italian submissions. Three separate issues are analyzed: temporal, territorial and material. |