International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-19-286823-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Following the two world wars of the twentieth century, governments decided to dispose of unwanted chemical weapons in the world's oceans. The deleterious consequences of this decision for the earth's precious marine environment are now becoming clear. As the issue of sea-dumped chemical weapons cannot be contained by borders, we will all have to deal with the adverse effects on our fragile planetary ecosystem. While states have made some efforts to address the
situation, unresolved international legal issues remain.

International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons contains a systematic conceptual analysis of the international legal frameworks governing the remediation of sea-dumped chemical weapons. Where deficiencies are found in the law, legal solutions are offered. In addition, practical approaches to the problem are explored.

Furthermore, the book argues that solutions to this environmental hazard rely on a holistic awareness-and acceptance-of how humanity's past actions have damaged our ecosystem. Aiming to bring about the necessary will to overcome this challenge, this volume identifies and analyses the problem, offers guidance, and provides hope to the current and succeeding generations so that we can solve the problem of sea-dumped chemical weapons and restore balance to our ecosystem.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dawson, Grant

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht

Über Autor(innen)

Grant Dawson has served as the Principal Legal Officer of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Senior Legal Adviser and Chief of Cabinet of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and a Legal Officer and Deputy Chef de Cabinet at the United Nations. He has also worked as an assistant attorney general, commercial litigator, and federal appellate judicial law clerk. He has published and lectured on a wide range of international legal subjects. A
licensed attorney in New York and Washington, DC, Mr Dawson is a PhD Candidate at the University of Groningen, Faculty of Law. He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Centre and a Bachelor of Arts in Classics at Columbia College.