I have a question regarding the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. "Article 53 renders void any law contrary to peremptory norms." But Article 53 refers to treaties between states and not domestic laws. "This means that if any agreement, policy, or law contradicts a jus cogens norm, it is null and void from the beginning." Is this technically correct? Of course, the ICCPR is a treaty between states, and Article 4.(2) may be covering what Article 53 of the Vienna Convention is talking about... some clarity would be great :)