Jonathan L. Black-Branch (Canada University of Manitoba)

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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Produktbeschreibung

Black-Branch provides a comprehensive overview of the nuclear security architecture, examining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017) within the context of the nuclear disarmament law framework. He outlines how the Treaty may affect nuclear security assurances, noting the potential strengths and limitations of disarmament law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781108717212
• ISBN-10: 1108717217
• Artikelnr.: 70340240

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Black-Branch is the President of ISLAND - Foundation of International Society of Law and Nuclear Disarmament, a charitable foundation focusing on teaching, research and engagement activities regarding nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and understanding and the human impact of living in a nuclear world.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Changing the Status Quo in Nuclear Arms Control Law: The Treaty
Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons 2017; 2. Adopting the Treaty on the Prohibition
of Nuclear Weapons 2017: A New Dawn, a New Deal, a New Direction in Nuclear
Disarmament Law?; 3. Humanitarian Nuclear Disarmament: Challenging the
Status Quo through New Approaches to Legal Process, Purpose and Provisions;
4. Legal Congruence with Existing Treaty Obligations: Towards Complementary
or Competing Interests?; 5. Customary International Law, Opinio Juris and
State Practice Regarding the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
2017: Towards Universality?; 6. Treaty Safeguards, Verification, and
Implementation: A Simple-Ban Approach and a Need for Oversight; 7. Nuclear
Deterrence Policies and the Prohibition Treaty: Disarmament Considerations
Nuclear Weapons and the Theory of Deterrence.