Research Handbook on International Arms Control Law

Name: Research Handbook on International Arms Control Law
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781788111898
Price: 3581.24 HKD
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Author: Eric P.J. Myjer; Thilo Marauhn
ISBN: 9781788111898

Edited by Eric P.J. Myjer · Thilo Marauhn

Edward Elgar Publishing December 2022

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781788111898
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: December 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This Research Handbook provides a broad yet detailed treatment of international arms control law. It takes stock of existing arms control agreements, addresses current challenges and aims to indicate avenues for the future development of this distinct branch of public international law.

Split across nine thematic parts, this comprehensive Handbook goes beyond the pure encyclopaedic approach by providing analytical and doctrinal guidance. Chapters provide extensive analysis of international arms control law, addressing both conventional weapons and new technologies, contextualising arms control law and politics through identifying actors, forums and regulatory approaches. The impressive list of contributors also explore geographical zones of arms control including Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Investigating both complex theoretical and recent practical approaches into arms control law, this Research Handbook will be an ideal read for interested students and academics as well as practitioners involved in conflict, security and international law.

PART I. ARMS CONTROL LAW IN CONTEXT; 1. Arms control law and international conflict and security law; Eric P.J. Myjer and Thilo Marauhn; 2. International law and international relations in arms control: The case of nuclear weapons; Paul Rusman; 3. Technology and arms control law; Jonathan Herbach; PART II. FORUMS; 4. The League of Nations period; Alexander Orakhelashvili; 5. The United Nations as a forum for arms control; Eric P.J. Myjer and Thilo Marauhn; 6. The UN Conference on Disarmament; Judith Thorn; 7. The European Union and international arms control: Assessing legal competences and instruments; Ramses A. Wessel; PART III. REGULATORY APPROACHES; 8. Prevention and prohibitions as elements of arms control; Dieter Fleck; 9. Strategic trade controls; Daniel H. Joyner; 10. Command and control as a subject of arms control; Barry de Vries and Rafael Lima Asche; 11. Informal efforts; Mirko Sossai; PART IV. NUCLEAR WEAPONS; 12. Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; Tom Coppen; 13. Nuclear test ban 170; Masahiko Asada; 14. Limitation and reduction of nuclear arsenals; Piet de Klerk; 15. Nuclear security; Jonathan Herbach; 16. Regulatory regimes for missile defence systems and fissile material; Hennie Strydom; 17. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Harald Müller; PART V. BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS; 18. The 1925 Geneva Protocol; Michael Bothe; 19. The Biological Weapons Convention; Una Jakob; 20. The Chemical Weapons Convention; Ralf Trapp; PART VI. CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS; 21. The CCW – a vital potential role; William H. Boothby; 22. The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty; Wolfgang Richter; 23. The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction; Stuart Casey-Maslen; 24. The ENMOD Convention; Silja Vöneky; 25. The UN Arms Trade Treaty: A breakthrough or with some birth defects?; Zeray Yihdego; PART VII. NEW TECHNOLOGIES; 26.; 3D printing; Barry de Vries; 27. Unmanned military systems and autonomous weapons systems; Robert Frau; 28. The regulation of cyber weapons; Nicholas Tsagourias and Giacomo Biggio; PART VIII. SPECIFIC ZONES OF ARMS CONTROL; 29. Nuclear-weapon-free zones and other nuclear-free areas; Natalino Ronzitti; 30. Demilitarised zones; Marco Roscini and Marco Longobardo; PART IX. SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT; 31. The limited role of judicial dispute settlement; James D. Fry and Saroj Nair; 32.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Laura Rockwood; 33. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); Treasa Dunworth; 34. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization: Preparatory Commission; Jenifer Mackby; 35. The OSCE; Maria Brandstetter and Lisa Tabassi; 36. The United Nations Security Council and arms control: A failure of responsibility; Mary Ellen O’Connell and Sawyer White; Concluding remarks; Eric P.J. Myjer and Thilo Marauhn; Index