Meeting discusses prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons
… on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons in Pretoria, South Africa. The purpose … legally binding instrument prohibiting nuclear weapons, and the feasibility, scope …
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B, General services, 1917- ongoing, 3313 metres of shelf space
… Murray, l'auteur du livre ''Nuclear Policy for War and Peace'', et … of experts on the use of such conventional weapons as may cause unnecessary suffering or … : ''The outlawing of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons'' 26.04.1971-27.08.1974 B AG …
Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 2015
… of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 30 November – 4 December … that, for the third successive year, chemical weapons have been used in armed conflict. The … use of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons still stands. States and the …
Kazakhstan: Round-table on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
… on 30 November on the cost in human terms of nuclear weapons. Some 30 diplomats and government … Japan, the only country to have experienced a nuclear attack, Kazakhstan, which is still …
International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… weapon systems 2) The use of explosive weapons in populated areas 3) Responsible arms transfers 4) Nuclear weapons VIII. Private military and … areas 3) Responsible arms transfers 4) Nuclear weapons VIII. Private military and …
Weapons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… in populated areas of improvised explosive weapons by non-State armed groups also leads … which have been comprehensively prohibited, nuclear weapons remain the one weapon of mass … humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, as explicitly recognized by …
Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict
… through its work on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. 9. Insufficient … dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall … dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, and …
National implementation of IHL: Model laws, guiding principles and practical advice
… IHL - National Implementation database. 1 - Weapons Anti-personnel mines Model of … the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions Nuclear Weapons Model Law for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Wepons Convention on certain …
National implementation of IHL: Ratification kits
… humanitarian law treaties by States. 1 - Weapons Anti-personnel mines 1997 Convention … of ratification / accession Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons , model instruments of …
Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law
… Cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the use of explosive weapons in … and the committees at the conference include: Nuclear weapons Cyber warfare Autonomous … Unidos de América. (15 minutos) Armas nucleares. México. Mariana Salazar Albornoz, …
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