The volume discusses the legal interpretation and implementation of the three pillars of the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968, regarding the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; the right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; and issues relating to nuclear disarmament. It examines the status of international law regarding nuclear capacity, considering competing legal approaches to the development of nuclear technology, non-proliferation, disarmament and regulating nuclear weapons within a contemporary international context.

Up-to date research Contains comprehensive evaluation of current developments Provides proposals for further development Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Jonathan Black-Branch is Professor of International Law, Royal Holloway University of London and Chairman of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation & Contemporary International Law. Dieter Fleck is Former Director International Agreements & Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; Rapporteur of the ILA Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation & Contemporary International Law.

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With a Foreword by Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law discusses the legal interpretation and implementation of the three pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968, regarding the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, the right to develop research in as well as the production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and issues relating to nuclear disarmament.

It examines the status of international law regarding nuclear capacity, considering competing legal approaches to the development of nuclear technology, non-proliferation, disarmament and regulating nuclear weapons within a contemporary international context.

In this and subsequent volumes, the series provides a combination of scholarly research articles and critical commentaries on relevant treaty law, customary practice and legal case developments, thus offering an academic analysis and information on practical legal and diplomatic developments both globally and regionally. It sets a basis for a further constructive discourse on the topic at both national and international levels.

Inhalt
Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: A Comprehensive Audit of Relevant Legal Issues and International Concerns.- The Obligations of Nuclear-Weapon States Not to Transfer Nuclear Weapons and Devices (Art. I NPT).- The Meaning of Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Analysis under the rules of treaty interpretation.- The Non-Proliferation Regime and the NPT.- Civilian Casualties and Nuclear Weapons: The application of the rule of distinction.- Test-Bans and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization.- The Sovereign Right to Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and International Environmental Law.- Indigenous Peoples in the Nuclear Age: Uranium mining on indigenous' lands.- European Union Initiatives: Strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.