State immunity and jus cogens: A new exception?

International law is the product of sovereignties and in a real sense, of agreements among states. But it has nowadays been asserted that humanity and laws and rights belong to it, to the extent that we can talk about the humanity of international law. In other words, it has been spread in every areas of international law such as international humanitarian law, international criminal law, diplomatic and consular law, international environmental law etc. Therefore, the possibility of conflict between norms and rules of international law is visible in some legal regimes and its branches, and in a wider scope, in international legal order. In this regard, what is controversial in contemporary era of enforcement of international law is conflict and contrast between state immunity and jus cogens norms. This would be seen as a discussion between value and reality. Hence, the current paper aims to address this point and also contemporary transformations regarding these norms.