TY - BOOK ID - 49188843 TI - Peremptory norms in international law PY - 2008 SN - 0191712205 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Jus cogens (International law) KW - Customary law, International KW - International obligations KW - International Law KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - International Law - General KW - International agreements KW - International law KW - Treaties KW - Customary international law KW - International customary law KW - Ius cogens (International law) KW - Peremptory norms (International law) KW - Customary law, International. KW - International obligations. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49188843 AB - Peremptory norms are non-derogable standards of international public policy which impose limits on how far governments politicians and diplomats can further their own goals in making international transactions. This work examines their increasing importance in determining the permissible limits on the actions of State actors. ER -