The law on nuclear weapons : an international commentary /

"This book provides a clear and comprehensive statement of the law on nuclear weapons. It draws on the insight and input of a group of 15 experts from around the world and in so doing crafts an authoritative text that sets out not only the positions of a number of states but a carefully articul...

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Other Authors: Boothby, William H. (Editor), Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2025.
Series:Elgar international law and practice.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to The Law on Nuclear Weapons / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Important legal preliminaries / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Resorting to the use of force in nuclear operations / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • International and non-international armed conflicts / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • The conduct of nuclear hostilities / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Neutrality / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Weapons law as it applies to nuclear weapons / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as they apply to nuclear operations / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Published national doctrines of nuclear weapon States / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • The ICJ Advisory Opinion / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Nuclear disarmament and arms control / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
  • Implications of international law for nuclear command, control and communications / William H. Boothby and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg.