Immunity of State Officials: A Jus Cogens Criteria for Draft Article 7? | by Diego Uribe Bustamante

Can the jus cogens nature of international crimes override the functional immunity of state officials? The International Law Commission may revisit this question in a few weeks after reviewing Draft Article 7.

I write about this on @ejiltalk.bsky.social 👇🏻

Next Friday, I’ll be presenting to the Indonesian Comparative Law Scholar Association on the concept of indirect human rights violations by private actors, specifically in the context of US arms trafficking to Mexico.

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📢📖 Después de años de investigación, me complace compartir que mi primer libro, La Teoría Constitucional Ecuménica: Desafíos y Perspectivas de la Dimensión Constitucional del Derecho Internacional, ya está disponible en Vlex. 🌍✨

After submitting an amicus curiae on the advisory opinion requested by 🇲🇽 before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, my article with Prof. Uribe Arzate on indirect human rights violations by private actors (🔫 trafficking from 🇺🇸 to 🇲🇽) has been published.

Starting a new semester at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, teaching the course of Human Rights. Honored to contribute to the academic development of undergraduate students.

The IACtHR’s recent ruling in Pueblos Rama y Kriol v. Nicaragua suggests expanding jus cogens to include environmental protection. But what’s missing beyond this on State Responsibility? #JusCogens cil.nus.edu.sg/blogs/the-in...

Excited to share my thoughts for @cildialogues.bsky.social on the expansion of jus cogens by the IACtHR and its link to Aggravated State Responsibility.

Discussing the need for a specialized regime of State responsibility triggered by individual erga omnes partes standing.