Question 1:

The prohibition of genocide is considered to be a jus cogens norm.

a.Explain what jus cogens means.

b.Explain at least two legal effects of the fact that the prohibition of genocide is a jus cogens norm.

Question 2:

Since the second half of the twentieth century international courts and tribunals have proliferated. One of the often-mentioned consequences of this process is fragmentation of international law.

• Explain, with the help of at least one concrete example, what fragmentation of international law means in the light of proliferation of courts and tribunals.

Question 3:

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has no so-called compulsory jurisdiction.

a.Explain under what circumstances the ICJ has jurisdiction to settle an inter-state dispute.

b.Explain whether or not in the view of the ICJ its "provisional measures" are binding.