Tsubasa Shinohara† (23 January 2023) The short summary is available at SYF Blog. The event website is here. Introduction Nuclear disarmament has been recognised as a crucial issue under international law after World War II. This is because the United States of America dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[1] This has proved that nuclear weapons…
Prof. Manfred Mohr[1] and Prof. Daniel Rietiker[2] 2 December 2021 The authors[1] submit the following observations as independent experts in private capacity. This document has been submitted to the Government of Kazakhstan in view of consultations on Articles 6 and 7 TPNW in preparation for the first meeting of States Parties to the TPNW, to…
Tsubasa Shinohara† A. Introduction The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon (TPNW) was adopted on 7 July 2017 by the United Nations conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination from 27 to 31 March and 15 June to 7 July 2017. It has already entered into…
Tsubasa Shinohara† Introduction Le Traité sur l’interdiction des armes nucléaires (TIAN) a été adopté le 7 juillet 2017 par la Conférence des Nations Unies pour la négociation d’un instrument juridiquement contraignant visant à interdire les armes nucléaires en vue de leur élimination complète, qui a eu lieu à New York. En ce moment, il est…
By Tsubasa Shinohara (Master of Law, University of Meiji, Candidate of Master in Law, Lausanne University) – The author expresses his personal opinions. Introduction En 2017, un nouveau traité a été créé par la communauté internationale pour le désarmement nucléaire : Le traité sur l’interdiction des armes nucléaires (ci-après le TIAN) a été approuvé le 7…
Dr.iur. Daniel Rietiker[1] Introduction By adoption of UNGA Resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, the Convention on the rights of the child (CRC) was established. It therefore celebrates its 30th anniversary these days.[2] Today, nearly all Governments – to the exclusion of the USA – have pledged to respect, protect and promote those rights.[3] This…
Guest post by Tsubasa Shinohara† Outline Introduction Common understanding of Articles 11 and 97 The meaning of the term “future generations” for nuclear disarmament Conclusions Introduction The Japanese Constitution contains some important provisions, in particular Articles 11 and 97, using the term “future generations”. On the basis of those Articles, some scholars have justified their…
SUBMISSION FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, 36TH SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP, APRIL – MAY 2020 Submitted 3 October 2019 by: LAWYERS COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR POLICY http://www.lcnp.org; johnburroughs@lcnp.org WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION http://www.wslfweb.org and SWISS LAWYERS FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT A. Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons 1. In paragraph 66…
Referat in Stuttgart, 3. Mai 2019, anlässlich der Jahresversammlung von IPPNW Deutschland Dr.iur. Daniel Rietiker[1] Sehr geehrter Herr Bürgermeister, sehr geehrte Frau Pastorin, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Ich möchte mich zuerst ganz herzlich bei IPPNW Deutschland, insbesondere Frau Inga Blum, für die nette Einladung bedanken. Es ist für mich als Schweizer Jurist eine Freude…
Daniel Rietiker This is a presentation delivered at the conference “Move the Nuclear Weapons Money”, Basel 12 April 2019. Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I thank Alyn Ware and Andi Niedecker very much for inviting me to this very promissing and important event. I was proposed the title “Illegality of nuclear weapons under international law”.…
Dr.iur. Daniel Rietiker[1] Introduction The announcement of 1st of February 2019 on the suspension and potential withdrawal by the USA from the Treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (hereafter: INF Treaty), a key instrument with Russia that has been a centerpiece of European security since the Cold War, followed by Russia’s prompt…
By Daniel Rietiker Introduction On 30 October 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC), which is in charge of the implementation of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), has adopted its General Comment (GC) no. 36 relating to the right to life (Article 6 ICCPR). It is in many respects a…
By Daniel Rietiker Introduction Neutrality is a holy cow for Switzerland and, for good reasons, one of the unifying and integrating values of its citizens. Unfortunately, this concept is often invoked in a misleading way, most recently in the debate about whether Switzerland should join the TPNW. Last week, a strong majority (16) of the…
Translation from German of the Editorial by Prof. Malinverni and Dr. Daniel Rietiker published in Wochenzeitung WoZ, no 41, 11 October 2018. The authors thank Marc Finaud (GCSP) for his assistance in this translation. The Federal Council has decided not to sign the international Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The lawyers Daniel…
Article published by Daniel Rietiker in the Harvard International Law Journal, 8 December 2017 (online). Success has become rare in the sensitive field of nuclear arms control. But what happened on 7 July 2017 at the United Nations in New York deserves to be remembered and analyzed because the adoption of a Treaty on the…
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