International Law and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 March 2009
- ISBN 9780199204908
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages402 pages
- Size 240x163x28 mm
- Weight 752 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book analyses the international law and international organisations that have been constructed to regulate the worldwide proliferation of weapons technologies, particularly those have been classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMD) i.e. nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
MoreLong description:
Proliferation of WMD technologies is by no means a new concern for the international community. Indeed, since the signing of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty in 1968, tremendous energies have been expended upon diplomatic efforts to create a web of treaties and international organisations regulating the production and stockpiling of WMD sensitive materials within states, as well as their spread through the increasingly globalised channels of international trade to other states and non-state actors.
However, the intervention in 2003 by Western powers in Iraq has served as an illustration of the importance of greater understanding of and attention to this area of law, as disagreements over its content and application have once again lead to a potentially destabilising armed intervention by members of the United Nations into the sovereign territory of another member state. Other ongoing disputes between states regarding the character of obligations assumed under non-proliferation treaty instruments, and the effect of international organisations' decisions in this area, form some of the most contentious and potentially destabilising issues of foreign policy concern for many states.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of international law and organisations in the area of WMD proliferation. It will serve both as a reference for understanding the law as it currently exists in its political and economic context, as well as an analysis of areas in which amendments to existing law and organisations are needed.
This book is both important and timely. In it, the author leads the reader meticulously through some of the most intricate and urgent problems of national security, addressing the historical origins of our contemporary security problems and the most dangerous and provocative present threats to stability. Intended principally for lawyers (and providing a comprehensive, thoroughly documented analysis of the principal international and domestic legal sources and texts), the work also merits a broader audience, for it parses non-proliferation and counter-proliferation policy with striking clarity, offering fresh insights and proposing novel solutions. It deserves a place on any informed citizen's bookshelf.
David A. Koplow, Georgetown Law
Table of Contents:
I. Non-Proliferation Law
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Regimes
The World Trade Organization and WMD Dual-Use Export Controls
II. Non-Proliferation Law and the United Nations System
Non-proliferation Law and the United Nations System: The U.N. Political Bodies
Non-proliferation Law and the United Nations System: The International Court of Justice
III. Counterproliferation Policy
Counterproliferation Policy
The Challenges of Counterproliferation: Law and Policy of the Iraq Intervention
The Challenges of Counterproliferation: The Proliferation of Security Initiative
Jus ad Bellum in the Age of WMD ProliferationConcluding Thoughts
