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Unit 17Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law
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  1. 0. A Message from the Authors
  2. 1. Introduction
  3. 2. International Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law
  4. 3. National Implementation of Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law
  5. 4. National Enforcement of Proliferation and Disarmament Law
  6. 5. European Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law
  7. 6. Summary and Further Resources
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Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law

International non-proliferation and disarmament law forms part of international law and constitutes one of international law’s many sub-regimes. It addresses very specific issues of major significance. However, the founding and functioning principles of non-proliferation and disarmament law are aligned with those of international law.

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Chapters

  1. 1. A Message from the Authors

    A quick video introduction from the home office

  2. 2. Introduction

    International law is the body of norms governing the relations between its subjects. This includes states, first and foremost, but also others, such as international organisations.

  3. 3. International Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law

    This video lecture covers international non-proliferation and disarmament law in relation to treaty law, specifically:

  4. 4. National Implementation of Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law

    This video lecture covers the following top

  5. 5. National Enforcement of Proliferation and Disarmament Law

    This video lecture covers the following topics:

  6. 6. European Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law

    Article 2 (1): Dual-use items shall mean items,

  7. 7. Summary and Further Resources

    International non-proliferation and disarmament law forms part of international law.

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    Yasemin Balci

    VERTIC

    Yasemin Balci is a Senior Legal Officer for VERTIC’s National Implementation Measures Programme. She manages and implements projects on the legislative implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Biological Weapons Convention, UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and agreements related to nuclear security. Yasemin holds an LLM in international law from the University of Cambridge.

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    Sonia Drobysz

    VERTIC

    Sonia Drobysz is Programme Director for VERTIC’s National Implementation Measures programme, where she has been working since 2013 and where she oversees the development and implementation of global projects on the legislative implementation of obligations arising from international instruments for the non-proliferation of CBRN weapons and the security of related materials. She holds a PhD in international law from University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne.

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Yasemin Balci and Sonia Drobysz, "Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Law" in EUNPDC eLearning, ed. Niklas Schörnig, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. Available at https://eunpdc-elearning.netlify.app/lu-17/, last modified 23 September 2024

The EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course aims to cover all aspects of the EU non-proliferation and disarmament agenda. It's produced by PRIF with financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of individual learning units are the sole responsibility of the respective authors and don't necessariy reflect the position of the European Union.