Various human rights are widely recognized in codified and customary international law. These human rights promise all human beings protection against specific severe harms that might be inflicted on them domestically or by foreigners. Yet, international law also establishes and maintains institutional structures that greatly contribute to violations of these human rights: fundamental component...

there are two different contradictory approach regarding the interaction of the state immunity and jus cogens. some jurist argue that jus cogens rules should prevail over other inconsistent ordinary rules of international law including state immunity. this argument therefore depends upon the existence of conflict between rules of jus cogens, and the rule of customary law which requires one stat...

Articles 27 and 34 of the United Nations Declaration on Rights Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognise Peoples’ laws. Art. gives right to maintain their juridical systems or customs in accordance with international human rights standards. Although UNDRIP is soft law, its core arguably customary law and, therefore, a binding source law. For States People, such as Norway, paramount importance, from...