Journal of the Charles University Law Faculty
Ondřej Sváček
The Ratio of Mandatory Standards and Jurisdictional Immunities of States: Reflections on the Judgment of the International Court of Justice
Jurisprudence 2/2013 Section: Articles Page: 10-16
Keywords: peremptory norms, jurisdictional immunities, International Court of Justice, serious violations of human rights
Abstract: Presented paper is focused on mutual relation between jurisdictional immunities of States and serious breaches of obligations under peremptory norms of international law. Long-term and extensive discussion was enriched with decision of the International Court of Justice rendered in February 2012. The article deals with temporal, territorial and material aspects of mutual relation between jurisdictional immunities of States and serious violations of human rights – peremptory norms of international law.