Non-Proliferation Law As A Special Regime

by Joyner, Daniel H.; Roscini, Marco

• ISBN13: 9781107009714
• ISBN10: 1107009715
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-12
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The fragmentation of international law is an undeniable phenomenon and one that has met with increasing academic interest. This fragmentation is the result of the progressive expansion of both international legal activity and the subject-matter of international law. This expansion brings with it the risk of conflicting rules, principles and institutions. Non-Proliferation Law as a Special Regime focuses on weapons of mass destruction and aims to identify whether there are specific rules applying to this field that depart from the general rules of international law and the rules of other special regimes, in particular with regard to the law of treaties and the law of state responsibility. In providing a systematic analysis of a substantive area of international law and applying the theory of fragmentation and special regimes, the book contributes to the ongoing debate concerning one of the most topical issues in international law.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Law of Treaties

Amendment and modification of non-proliferation treaties

Provisional application of non-proliferation treaties

Interpretation of non-proliferation treaties

Violation of non-proliferation treaties and related verification treaties

Withdrawal from non-proliferation treaties

The Law of State Responsibility

The 'injured state' in case of breach of a non-proliferation treaty and the legal consequences of such a breach

Non-proliferation law and countermeasures

State responsibility consequences of termination of or withdrawal from non-proliferation treaties

Conclusions

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