On ‘obligations erga omnes partes ’ in public international law : ‘erga omnes’ or ‘erga partes ’? A Commentar y on the Judgment of 20 July 2012 of the International Court of Justice in the Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) ; Sobre ‘obligaciones erga omnes partes’ en derecho internacional público: ‘erga omnes’ o ‘erga partes’? Un comentario de la Sentencia de 20 de julio de 2012 de la Corte Internacional de Justicia en el caso Cuestiones Relativas a la Obligación de Procesar o Extraditar (Bélgica v. Senegal)

The International Court of Justice, in its 2012 judgmentin the Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite(Belgium v. Senegal) case, found that Belgium had ius standi toclaim Senegal’s responsibility for the alleged breach of its obligationsunder Articles 6(2) and 7(1) of the Convention Against Tortureand that such claims were admissible. Also, it concluded that it wasnot necessary to determine whether Belgium was ‘specially affected’or ‘injured’. The Court based these findings on the concept of‘obligations erga omnes partes’, which it defined as obligations inthe compliance... Mehr ...