JUS COGENS

jus cogens (j[schwa]s koh-jenz), n. [Latin “compelling law”] 1. A mandatory or peremptory norm of general international law accepted and recognized by the international community as a norm from which no derogation is permitted. • A peremptory norm can be modified only by a later norm that has the same character. Cf. JUS DISPOSITIVUM. [Cases: […]