International Law and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Zusatztext Scrupulously researched, the book will be of great interest not only to academics and practitioners, but could also be recommended for a postgraduate course...not only a brilliant critique of non-proliferation law but also a proactive proposal of reforms and solutions to existing problems Informationen zum Autor Daniel Joyner is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. He received his B.A. in Japanese from Brigham Young University, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia, and his J.D. from Duke Law School. Prior to joining the Alabama Law faculty, Professor Joyner taught on the faculty of the University of Warwick School of Law in the United Kingdom. During Michaelmas Term 2005, he was also a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford University. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung This book analyses the international law and international organisations that have been constructed to regulate the worldwide proliferation of weapons technologies, particularly those have been classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMD) i.e. nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Non-Proliferation Law 1: The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime 2: The Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Regimes 3: The World Trade Organization and WMD Dual-Use Export Controls II. Non-Proliferation Law and the United Nations System 4: Non-proliferation Law and the United Nations System: The U.N. Political Bodies 5: Non-proliferation Law and the United Nations System: The International Court of Justice III. Counterproliferation Policy 6: Counterproliferation Policy 7: The Challenges of Counterproliferation: Law and Policy of the Iraq Intervention 8: The Challenges of Counterproliferation: The Proliferation of Security Initiative 9: Jus ad Bellum in the Age of WMD ProliferationConcluding Thoughts ...

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• Authors: Daniel H. Joyner, Professor Daniel H. Joyner
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9780199204908
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920490-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law; Oxford Monographs in International Law; Oxford Monographs in Internati
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Public International Law, Nuclear weapons, International institutions, Armed Conflict, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons, United Nations & Un Agencies, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Settlement of international disputes