Ms Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh:

I am very grateful to the Cathaoirleach. I will answer two questions that have been asked already that also relate to international law. The first is effectively about the hierarchy of norms. There can be no doubt that there is a hierarchy of legal norms in international law with pre-emptory norms, jus cogens norms, standing at the very top. These are principles or norms that are so fundamental that they give rise to obligations on the part of all states. They allow for no derogation. They are norms that are squarely an issue here such as the prohibition on genocide, the prohibition on crimes against humanity, the prohibition on racial discrimination and apartheid, and the right to self-determination. A question was asked in that regard. A second question that was asked was about creating bad legal precedent.