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Alfred Verdross and the Contemporary Constitutionalization Debate

O'Donoghue, Aoife

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Aoife O'Donoghue



Abstract

Within international law Verdross is an influential figure. Verdross' examinations of international community, jus cogens and multilateralism are particularly significant and it is from his exploration of these elements of international law that his insights on international constitutionalization emerged. His impact can be felt in the contemporary constitutionalization debate. His influence on the debate is evident, to varying degrees, in the work of several international legal scholars such as Mosler, Tomuschat, Simma, De Wet, Peters and Fassbender. Verdrossian international constitutional theory has become dominant within the various constitutionalization theories that have emerged, particularly those that centre upon jus cogens, international community and multilateralism although arguably it is the theories that rely on core norms within the international legal order which owe the most to Verdross and his nascent development of international constitutionalization.

Citation

O'Donoghue, A. (2012). Alfred Verdross and the Contemporary Constitutionalization Debate. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 32(4), 799-822. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojls/gqs022

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2012
Deposit Date Mar 19, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Print ISSN 0143-6503
Electronic ISSN 1464-3820
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 4
Pages 799-822
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/ojls/gqs022
Keywords Verdross, Constitutionalization, Jus cogens, International community, Constitutionalism.

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