Arms control and disarmament law / Stuart Casey-Maslen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casey-Maslen, Stuart, author.

Series:

Elements of international law.

Oxford public international law.

Elements of international law

Oxford public international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Disarmament.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Arms control and disarmament are key elements in promoting international peace and security. In recent decades the scope of disarmament law has broadened from a traditional focus on weapons of mass destruction to encompass conventional weapons. Stuart Casey-Maslen provides a concise and objective appraisal of international arms control and disarmament law. In seven concise chapters, he traces the history of arms control and disarmament in the modern era, addressing the issues surrounding biological and chemical weapons, the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and conventional weapon and arms transfer regimes. He concludes by considering how, in order to remain relevant, disarmament and arms control will need to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies that defy traditional means of verification and control.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Arms Control and Disarmament Law

Copyright

Series Editors' Preface

Contents

Table of Cases and Materials

Treaties

Directives

Soft Law Instruments and Guidelines

Cases

International Court of Justice

European Court of Human Rights

United Nations Resolutions

General Assembly

Security Council

Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

Definition of key terms

Arms and weapons

Weapons of mass destruction

Conventional weapons

Disarmament

Arms control

Non-​proliferation

A brief history of arms control and disarmament

The role of multilateral institutions in arms control and disarmament

The role of the United Nations

Action in the Security Council

Action in the General Assembly

Special Sessions of the General Assembly on Disarmament

The role of the Conference on Disarmament

The role of treaty-​based mechanisms

1. Key Components of Arms Control and Disarmament

The general scope of prohibitions

Prohibitions and controls on development and testing

Prohibitions and controls on production

Prohibitions and controls on stockpiling

Prohibitions and controls on transfer

Prohibitions and controls on use

Assisting or encouraging prohibited activities

The inter-​relationship between arms control and disarmament and jus ad bellum

The inter-​relationship between arms control and disarmament and international humanitarian law

The inter-​relationship between arms control and disarmament and international criminal law

National implementation of arms control and disarmament measures

UN Security Council Resolution 1540

2. Biological and Chemical Weapons

The negotiation and entry into force of the 1971 Biological Weapons Convention

The content of the 1971 Biological Weapons Convention.

The negotiation and entry into force of the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention

The content of the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention

Comparing and contrasting the two treaties

Verification and compliance mechanisms

The UN Secretary-​General's Mechanism

The OPCW

Australia Group

3. Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Weapon Regimes

The development and use of nuclear weapons

Manhattan Project

Nuclear weapons development during the Cold War

The NPT

The IAEA

The Nuclear Suppliers Group

Zangger Committee

The partial and comprehensive nuclear-​test-​ban treaties

Bilateral nuclear arms control and disarmament treaties

The ABM Treaty

The SALT Treaties

The 1987 Intermediate-​Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The START Treaties

START I and New START

START II

START III

Regional nuclear-​free zones

Antarctic Treaty

Treaty of Tlatelolco

Treaty of Rarotonga

Treaty of Bangkok

Treaty of Pelindaba

Treaty of Semipalatinsk

The Outer Space Treaty

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Current developments

The situation of Iran

The situation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

A new kind of nuclear arms race

4. Conventional Weapon Regimes

The 1997 Anti-​Personnel Mine Ban Convention

The negotiation of the 1997 Anti-​Personnel Mine Ban Convention

The content of the 1997 Anti-​Personnel Mine Ban Convention

The prohibition on use

The prohibition on development and production

The prohibition on transfer

The prohibition on assisting prohibited activities

The destruction of stockpiles

Clearance of mined area

Victim assistance

International cooperation and assistance

The 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

The 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty.

The 1992 Open Skies Treaty

The 1990 Vienna Document

5. Arms Transfer Regimes

The Arms Trade Treaty

The content of the Arms Trade Treaty

The implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

Regional transfer regimes

The European Union Common Position

The 2006 ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons

The 2010 Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Politically binding transfer regimes

The Wassenaar Arrangement

Missile Technology Control Regime

The UN Register of Conventional Arms

Data on the arms trade

6. Verification of Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements

Thematic areas where verification is especially important

Verification of the prohibitions on development and production

The inspections regime under the Chemical Weapons Convention

Routine inspections

Challenge inspections

Safeguards against the development and production of nuclear weapons

Verification of the prohibition on testing of nuclear weapons

Verification of the prohibition on stockpiling and deployment of weapons

Verification of stockpile destruction

Verification of the prohibition on use

The Open Skies Treaty

Investigating alleged use of a weapon

7. The Future of Arms Control and Disarmament

Trends and lessons since 1945

Arms control and disarmament and new technologies

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 2, 2021).

ISBN:

0-19-263422-4

0-19-189743-4

0-19-263423-2

OCLC:

1276857848