Human Dimensions and Perspectives in a Nuclear World: Legal Issues of Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and the Right to Nuclear Energy
Human Dimensions and Perspectives in a Nuclear World:
Legal Issues of Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and the Right to Nuclear Energy
Oct. 12-13, 2017
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Crossroads Baker 21 kilotons, Bikini Atoll July 24, 1946. (Image, Public Domain: United States Department of Defense)
Conference Overview
"Nuclear weapons are deemed the most dangerous weapons on earth today. One device could destroy an entire city or region, potentially killing millions of people, causing devastating effects for survivors and leaving long-term consequences on the natural environment.... More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted to date and some 22,000 devices exist today… the development of nuclear technology has transformed the world posing overwhelming challenges regarding international peace and security and arguably is the greatest threat to human security."
- Jonathan Black-Branch, Nuclear Terrorism by States and Non-State Actors: Global Responses to Threats to Military and Human Security in International Law. Journal of Conflict & Security Law (2017) pp. 1-48. Oxford University Press.
Robson Hall, Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, together with the Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Contemporary International Law of the International Law Association (ILA), in conjunction with the Round Table Strategic Forum on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law, is hosting a conference to consider the human dimensions of the use of nuclear energy both in peacetime and times of armed conflict. Topics will include a wide range of legal issues regarding nuclear developments taking into consideration social, political and economic matters.
The webpage for the Nuclear conference and the Online Registration Form are now live at the following URLs:
http://law.robsonhall.com/blog/human-dimensions-and-perspectives-in-a-nuclear-world-legal-issues-of-non-proliferation-disarmament-and-the-right-to-nuclear-energy/
Please register for the conference at:
http://law.robsonhall.com/human-dimensions-and-perspectives-in-a-nuclear-world-registration-form