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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017) sets out to challenge deterrence policies and military defence doctrines, taking a humanitarian approach intended to disrupt the nuclear status quo. States with nuclear weapons oppose its very existence, neither participating in its development nor adopting its final text. Civil society groups seem determined, however, to stigmatize and delegitimize nuclear weapons towards their abolition. This book analyzes how the Treaty influences the international security architecture, examining legal, institutional and diplomatic implications of the Treaty and exploring its real and potential impact for both states acceding to the Treaty and those opposing it. It concludes with practical recommendations for international lawyers and policymakers regarding non-proliferation and disarmament matters, ultimately noting that nuclear weapons threaten peace, and everyone should have the right to nuclear peace and freedom from nuclear fear.

First published in 1997, this volume examines the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms precipitated change within educational institutions, affecting all levels of governance, administration and day-to-day teaching. This book illustrates the ways in which such change has transpired by first presenting the significance of the Charter, and subsequently focusing on case law. The book concludes with an analysis of the politicization of the judiciary within the education sector. In essence, the primary objective of this book is to clarify the effects and implications of the Charter on and for educational practice in Canada. The secondary objective is to put the impact of the Charter into a more general political framework.

Recent developments regarding the Convention on Cluster Munitions highlight an important shift in thinking relating to the harm caused by cluster munitions, particularly post-military conflict. That said, the Convention will only bind those who ratify it and arguments remain that governments around the world should reassess their positions regarding the legality of using such weapons. This article argues that cluster munitions are illegal under contemporary international law and their classification as a conventional weapon of war should be reclassified. Neueste Entwicklungen betreffend das Übereinkommen über Streumunition betonen eine wichtige Veränderung des Denkens bezüglich des Leides, welches durch Streumunition hervorgerufen wird, besonders nach militärischen Auseinandersetzungen. Nichtsdestoweniger wird das Übereinkommen nur die Staaten binden, die es ratifizieren und es verbleiben Argumente, dass Regierungen überall auf der Welt ihre Position bezüglich der Legalität der Benutzung solcher Waffen überprüfen sollten. Dieser Artikel argumentiert, dass Streumunition nach heutigem Völkerrechtsverständnis illegal ist und dass die Einordnung als herkömmliche Waffe überholt werden sollte.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Nuclear Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Security: Prevailing Legal Challenges -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Global and Regional Challenges -- 1.3 Indigenous and Environmental Concerns -- 1.4 Social and Technological Tasks -- 1.5 Emerging Norms and Future Development -- 1.6 Conclusions and Future Outlook -- References -- Part I Global and Regional Challenges -- 2 International Law and the Problem of Change: The Challenge of Nuclear Disarmament -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Outlawing Biological Weapons -- 2.2.1 Prohibition of Use -- 2.2.2 Prohibition of Possession: Biological Disarmament -- 2.2.3 International Control of the Comprehensive Prohibitions -- 2.3 Outlawing Nuclear Weapons -- 2.3.1 Limited Stigmatisation of Use -- 2.3.2 Limits in the Endeavour for Nuclear Disarmament -- 2.3.3 The Problem of International Control -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Nuclear Nonproliferation Objectives of Permanence with Accountability at Stake: The Role of International Law in the Interlude Between the Tenth and the Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Contextualizing the Concept of Permanence with Accountability -- 3.2.1 Framing the Context -- 3.2.2 Strengthening the NPT Review Process -- 3.2.3 Expecting Standard Procedures: Type Scenario for the Tenth NPT Review Conference -- 3.2.4 Deliberating Options and Facilitating Alliances and Alignments -- 3.2.5 Shaping and Producing Outcomes of the Tenth NPT Review Conference -- 3.3 Legal Meaning and Implications of the Concept of Permanence with Accountability in the Framework of the Tenth Review Conference -- 3.3.1 Methodological and Systemic Challenges to the Evaluation -- 3.3.2 Obligation to Negotiate.