| ID | 153370 |
| Title Proper | Disarmament diplomacy and the nuclear ban treaty |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Potter, William C |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The inclusion of a little-noticed phrase in the final document agreed by a review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2010 can be seen, in retrospect, to have laid the foundation for what, some seven years later, has become a surprisingly successful effort to achieve a legally binding prohibition on nuclear weapons – or, as it is commonly known, a nuclear ban treaty. At the time of writing, a ban treaty was being negotiated at the United Nations, and was likely to be concluded in early July 2017. The ban treaty is, at least in some respects, an outgrowth of what can be termed the ‘humanitarian-impact movement’ (HIM). This movement, pursued by both states and civil-society groups, has sought to refocus attention on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, and especially the potential impacts of their use. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 59, No.4; Aug-Sep 2017: p.75-108 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 59 No 4 |
| Key Words | Nuclear ; Non-proliferation ; Treaties ; United States ; International Law |