Académie de Droit International de la Haye

Recueil Des Cours, Collected Courses, Tome 424

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Produktbeschreibung

Watch the interview with Masahiko Asada on International Law of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Masahiko ASADA, International Law of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Ever since its invention and first detonation, the nuclear weapon as an unparalleled instrument of war has been a source of anxiety to the international community of States as well as to all humankind. It is no surprise that the United Nations General Assembly chose for its very first resolution the question of how to "deal with the problem raised by the discovery of atomic energy and other related matters", and decided to establish the Atomic Energy Commission. Thus, the United Nations commenced its work with a concern for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. That concern continues to this day. To turn our eyes to international law, however, it is not fully apparent that nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament have been dealt with as something belonging to the mainstream of that law. Why is it so? In light of such misgiving, this study examines as its ultimate objective whether this area of law occupies a firm and solid position and status in international law despite its inherently close relationship to such a highly sensitive political area of national and global security. It takes up certain representative or conspicuous topics in this area - such as nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, nuclear non-proliferation sanctions, nuclear weapon testing (particularly the CTBT not yet in force), the legal nature of security assurances given to non-nuclear-weapon States, and the recently adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It analyzes these issues including through the application of general international law rules, such as those on the law of treaties, law of State responsibility and the law of international organizations. The study concludes not only that this area of international law should properly be considered to be in the mainstream of international law but also that the outcome of studies in this area should be shared more extensively as they encompass many questions common to other areas of international law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 700g
• ISBN-13: 9789004517691
• ISBN-10: 9004517693
• Artikelnr.: 64140788

Autorenporträt

Masahiko Asada, born in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan, on 21 January 1958. Studied at Kyoto University Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law, receiving LLB (1981), LLM (1983) and LLD (2016); Associate Professor at Okayama University Faculty of Law (1989); Professor at Okayama University Faculty of Law (1996); Professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Law (1999); Vice Dean at Kyoto University Graduate School of Law (2017-2019); Professor at Doshisha University Faculty of Law and Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University (since 2021). Senior Associate at Oxford University St Antony's College (1988-1989); Visiting Lecturer at National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense (1994, 1997, since 2005); Adjunct Research Fellow at Japan Institute of International Affairs (since 2004); Lecturer at United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law (2010); Visiting Lecturer at Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016); Visiting Scholar at University of Auckland Faculty of Law (2019-2020); Lecturer for the Fifth Hans Kelsen Memorial Lecture on International Peace and Security Law (2020). President (2018-2020), Honorary Councillor (since 2020), Japanese Society of International Law; President, Japan Association of International Security and Trade (2009-2011); President, Japan Association of Disarmament Studies (2013-2015); Chairperson, Organizing Committee of the Biennial Conference 2020, International Law Association (2018-2020); Associate Member, Science Council of Japan (since 2020); Membre associé, Institut de Droit International (since 2021). Chairperson, Chemical Products Advisory Council's Subcommittee on Inspection and Confidentiality, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1997-1998); Councillor, Science and Technology Agency (1998-2001); Councillor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006); Member (2009-2018), Chairperson (2015-2018), Central Council on Defense Facilities, Ministry of Defense; Member, Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (2017-2019). Legal Adviser, Japanese Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (1991- 1993); Legal Adviser, Japanese Delegation to the Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (1995-2001); Adviser, Japanese Delegation to the Review Conferences of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Their Preparatory Committees (2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018). Member (1997-2003, 2016-2023), Vice-Chairperson (1999-2000, 2018-2020), Commission for the Settlement of Disputes Related to Confidentiality, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); Member, UN Panel of Government Experts on Verification (2006-2007); Member, Panel of Experts established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1874(2009) (2009-2010); Member, Advisory Board on Education and Outreach, OPCW (2016-2018); Member-elect, UN International Law Commission (2023-2027).