Nuclear

Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. India)

Facts  The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), entered into force in 1970, and with 191 States party to it as of November 2025 (although the status of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is contested owing to its 2003 announcement of withdrawal from the treaty), sets forth certain obligations for the States to […]

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Nuclear Tests Case (France v. Australia)

In the Nuclear Tests Case (Australia v. France), Australia contested France’s nuclear testing as a violation of international law. New Zealand later joined, arguing that the tests posed a threat to the marine ecosystem. The core issues were the scope of France’s sovereign rights to conduct nuclear tests within its territory, international environmental law, and

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