Developing Nuclear Responsibilities from a Legal Perspective: The Experience of Pakistan
This article explores how domestic law informs Pakistan’s nuclear responsiblities towards its citizens, as well as the wider international community
This article explores how domestic law informs Pakistan’s nuclear responsiblities towards its citizens, as well as the wider international community
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force on January 22, 2021 and is being celebrated by many as the dawn of a new nuclear order. The treaty is the first of its kind in that it comprehensively bans the development and possession of nuclear weapons and is a result of 50 years worth of attempts to curb the proliferation of such weapons. Its proponents argue that the treaty challenges the hegemony and moral exceptionalism of the states that continue to possess nuclear weapons
The conflict has garnered much media attention not only because of concerns that two states going to war in the midst of a global pandemic would exacerbate its effects, but also because of the geostrategic importance of the dispute.