Essays about: "treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons"
Found 5 essays containing the words treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
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1. 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)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
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2. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - A Silver Lining in the Mushroom Cloud?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on 22 January 2021, a new legal instrument regulating nuclear weapons entered the international arena. With considerations of the humanitarian and environmental consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, the new Treaty aims for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. READ MORE
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3. The Worst Laid Plans of Mice and Men : NATO and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : After the Cold War ended, the process of nuclear disarmament began to stagnate and in recent years there are signs of backsliding. Efforts to revive the disarmament regime over decades culminated with the drafting and ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2017 and 2021 respectively, much to the dismay of nuclear weapons states. READ MORE
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4. Use the force? - An analysis of the effect of the TPN on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons the ICJ was unable to conclude definitely the legality or illegality of nuclear weapons in international law. Since then the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons have been signed, with the aim of establishing a total prohibition on nuclear weapons. READ MORE
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5. Interceptive Self-Defence - When the Trigger Has Been Pulled
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In a world labouring under the perceived threats of rogue states, international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, opinions are frequently uttered about the expansion of the right to take military action in order eliminate these threats. The UN Charter prohibits the use of force by states with only two exceptions: authorization by the Security Council and self-defence. READ MORE
