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Are the peremptory norms of international law the only norms that set out obligations erga omnes?

Peremptory norms give rise to obligations owed to the international community as a whole, but that relationship does not work in reverse for every obligation. The ILC…

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Are the peremptory norms of international law the only norms that set out obligations erga omnes?

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Peremptory norms give rise to obligations owed to the international community as a whole, but that relationship does not work in reverse for every obligation. The ILC identifies certain common-spaces and environmental obligations as examples whose erga omnes character does not depend on peremptory status.

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