Humanitarian Disarmament - An Historical Enquiry

Humanitarian disarmament is widely understood as a post-Cold War phenomenon, typified by the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention; the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This book challenges that understanding, arguing that it neglects a complex history of humanitarian sensibilities in disarmament.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Origins of Humanitarian Disarmament; 3. The Manhattan Project to 'Operation Rolling Thunder': Humanitarian Disarmament Sidelined; 4. Humanitarian Disarmament Rising: The Vietnam War and the Campaigns Against Indiscriminate Weapons; 5. Humanitarian Disarmament Triumphant? The Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention 1997; 6. Humanitarian Disarmament Consolidated? The Convention of Cluster Munitions; 7. Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Against Nuclear Weapons; 8. Rethinking Humanitarian Disarmament; 9. Conclusion

About the author

Treasa Dunworth is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has acted as consultant for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, providing legal advice regarding nuclear weapons disarmament. In 2017, she joined the delegation of United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) at the negotiations for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty.

Summary

Humanitarian disarmament is widely understood as a post-Cold War phenomenon, typified by the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention; the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This book challenges that understanding, arguing that it neglects a complex history of humanitarian sensibilities in disarmament.

Product details

• Authors: Treasa Dunworth, Treasa (University of Auckland) Dunworth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781108462969
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46296-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, International Relations, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Public international law: diplomatic law, Arms negotiation and control, International Organisations & Institutions, Diplomatic law