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Global non-proliferation and counter-terrorism : the impact of UNSCR 1540 / Olivia Bosch, Peter van Ham, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arms control.
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- United Nations. Security Council--Resolutions.
- United Nations.
- United Nations. Security Council.
- Genre:
- Resolutions (Law)
- Resolutions (Laws)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- The Hague : Clingendael Institute ; London : Chatham House ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Adopted in April 2004, UN Security Council Resolution 1540 obliges all states to take steps to prevent non-state actors, especially terrorist organizations and arms traffickers, from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and related materials. This book provides an overview of the novel policy questions UNSCR 1540s future implementation and enforcement will offer for years to come.
- Contents:
- UN Security Council Resolution 1540, context and non-state actors
- Global non-proliferation and counter-terrorism: the role of Resloution 1540 and its implications / Peter van Ham and Olivia Bosch
- The UN's counter-terrorism efforts: lessons for UNSCR 1540 / Thomas J. Biersteker
- UNSCR 1540 and the scientific community as a non-state actor / Elizabeth M. Prescott
- Motivations and means: scientists in apartheid South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and relevance for UNSCR 1540 / Sarah Meek and Chandré Gould
- UNSCR 1540 and existing controls, organizations, and treaties
- Restricting non-state actors' access to chemical weapons and related materials: implications for UNSCR 1540 / Ron G. Manley
- UNSCR 1540 and the role of IAEA / Tariq Rauf and Jan Lodding
- The Biological Weapons Convention and UNSCR 1540 / Angela Woodward
- UNSCR 1540 and "means of delivery" / Ted Whiteside
- New controls, legislation, and enforcement
- Industry codes of conduct / Jeffrey Almond
- New border and customs controls for implementing UNSCR 1540 / Will Robinson
- The Proliferation Security Initiative and counter-proliferation: a view from Asia / Siew Gay Ong
- Law enforcement and the prevention of bioterrorism: its impact on the U.S. research community / Gerald L. Epstein
- Prosecuting violations of non-proliferation legislation / Roelof Jan Manschot
- UNSCR 1540 and effective global governance
- UNSCR 1540: its future and contribution to global non-proliferation and counter-terrorism / Olivia Bosch and Peter van Ham.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815710178
- 9780815710172
- OCLC:
- 76937387
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