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South Africa hosts meeting of 37 states on UN nuclear ban treaty
… to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The TPNW and the Pelindaba Treaty express the prohibition of nuclear weapons on the African continent while …
Preliminary recommendations on possible norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours relating to threats by States to space systems
… cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or … cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or … dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear power plants. Recommendation 2: …
ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
… Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San José, Costa Rica, 23–24 February … conflict. The unconstrained use of autonomous weapons risks the loss of control over the use … such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Trade Treaty. You …
The Obligation to Assist Victims and Remediate the Environment within a Framework of Shared Responsibility under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first international … binding instrument aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons and mitigating their …
Avoiding catastrophe: we must act now to ensure nuclear weapons are never again used
… to the calamitous consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. As G7 leaders gather in Hiroshima for … international community. The risk of use of nuclear weapons is highest since the worst …
Annual Report 2022
… such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban … For example, at an AU event on the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, it reminded …
Bringing IHL Home through Domestic Law and Policy: Report
… ENSURING THE APPLICATION OF IHL TO WEAPONS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ARMS … that have otherwise been prohibited, such as nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, cluster … party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Selected practice CROATIA At …
Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report
… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Belize, Honduras and … Dominican Republic on the ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The … American states. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons of 7 July 2017 (TPNW 2017): …
Frequently asked questions: Rules of war
… of warfare (for instance, the use of certain weapons). IHL is also known as 'the law of … the civilian population if dams, dykes and nuclear plants and other installations located … mines (1997), cluster munitions (2008), nuclear weapons (2017), as well as limitations …
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