Essays about: "nuclear treaties"

Found 5 essays containing the words nuclear treaties.

  1. 1. The Common Problem: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Anticipatory Self-defence in International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Lisa Rudin; [2022]
    Keywords : Public international law; Folkrätt; International humanitarian law; Anticipatory self-defence; Pre-emtpive self-defence; Rules of war; Jus ad bellum; Weapons of mass destruction; Jus in bello; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyse the extent of anticipatory self-defence and how it is affected by the presence of weapons of mass destruction. As such, it will provide a summary of current law through doctrine, case law, and the treaties concerning the interpretation of article 51 of the UN Charter. READ MORE

  3. 2. The art of rejection - why is the nuclear ban treaty dismissed by the nuclear states?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Roosa Pitkäsalo; [2022]
    Keywords : Nuclear weapons; NPT; TPNW; treaties; nuclear treaties; qualitative textual analysis; comparative theoretical approach;

    Abstract : Disarmament remains a contested topic within the nuclear weapons debate and it is included as one of the mutually reinforcing pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). However, when the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was mandated by UNGA in 2016 and later entered into force in 2021, it was immediately rejected by all nuclear-weapons states – China, France, Russia, the UK and the US – and their allies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Relationship Between International Investment Arbitration and Environmental Protection: Charting the Inherent Shortcomings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Tina Asgharian; [2020]
    Keywords : public; international; law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Approximately 3000 international investment agreements (IIAs), mostly bilateral investment treaties, have been designed since the 1960’s to promote and protect foreign investment across the world. In case of a dispute, the agreements provide for investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in an arbitration tribunal. READ MORE

  5. 4. In the Zone - An analysis of the essential legal requirements for the creation of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Filippa Jörnstedt; [2012]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; public international law; massförstörelsevapen; weapons of mass destruction; delivery vehicles; disarmament; normkonflikt; normative conflict; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Med start år 1967 har folkrätten fått en rad tillskott av multilaterala överenskommelser genom uppkomsten av en ny typ av traktat. Dessa traktat har skapats för att stifta så kallade kärnvapenfria zoner och är i grunden folkrättsligt bindande överenskommelser som etablerar komplett nedrustning av kärnvapen inom ett geografiskt avgränsat område. READ MORE

  6. 5. The legal status of the Revised Code 3.1 in relation to the Islamic Republic of Iran

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lily Maria König; [2010-08-13]
    Keywords : Internationell rätt;

    Abstract : The proliferation of nuclear weapons is one of the most serious and challenging security issues of today. In September 2009 reports of a newly discovered nuclear facility, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, in the desert near the city of Qom again raised the question if Iran is in compliance with the obligations under its Safeguards Agreement. READ MORE