explains the United Nations’ disarmament machinery and procedures, and describes the UN’s essential role in promoting disarmament. Underlining the continued and serious threat posed by nuclear weapons, Kierulf appeals for greater, more effective international efforts to reduce their number and ultimately eliminate them. Presenting information and analysis on a comprehensive range of issues, Disarmament under International Law is an essential guide for anyone interested in the current state of international security.
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Preface
Introduction
Part one background, context, history, negotiation, interpretation, compliance, and enforcement of agreements
1 Background and Context in International Law
2 Historical Development of Disarmament and Arms Control
3 Negotiation of Agreements
4 Interpretation, Compliance, and Enforcement of Agreements
Part two disarmament, arms control, and non-proliferation agreements
Weapons of Mass Destruction
5 Nuclear Weapons
6 Biological Weapons
7 Chemical Weapons
8 Other Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction
9 Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space
10 Delivery Systems for Weapons of Mass Destruction
Conventional Weapons
11 Heavy Conventional Weapons
12 Small Arms and Light Weapons, Inhumane Conventional Weapons, Anti-Personnel Mines, and Cluster Bombs
13 Arms Trade, Export Control Regimes, and World Military Expenditure
Part three recommendations for further development of international law on disarmament, arms control, and nonproliferation
14 Recommendations for Further Development of International Law on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Epilogue: The Threat of Nuclear Weapons and the Necessity of Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Appendices
A List of Agreements
B Classification of Agreements
Notes
Bibliography
Websites
Index
