Nuclear weapons and the World Court
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Nuclear weapons and the World Court
Transnational, c1998
Available at 38 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 369-374
Includes index
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Is the threat or use of nuclear weapons ever permissible? This question was, at the request of the United Nations General Assembly, put before the International Court of Justice in 1996 for an advisory opinion. An evenly divided Court concluded that "the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, and in particular the principles and rules of humanitarian law" -not an outright condemnation, but certainly strong enough to set in motion the serious initiative to outlaw nuclear weapons currently before the nations of the world. The Court's advisory opinions are considered non-binding, and yet this is the only statement by the world's highest tribunal on this question. Thus, as the only authoritative pronouncement on the subject, it carries great weight for the future of nuclear weapons and international law itself. In a broader sense, the Court's Opinion has considerable significance regarding the future of the international order and even the survival of humanity. In an historical context, the authors of this deeply engaged book examine the Court's Opinion and the logic leading to its conclusion.
They study the implications of the Opinion for the future of nuclear weapons policy, the law of armed conflict, and the role of the Court's advisory jursidiction, especially on issues that affect the future of humanity. They also study separate and dissenting opinions, as well as the role of citizens groups in bringing this crucial question before the Court.
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