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International humanitarian law and nuclear weapons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
Extract
On 8 July 1996, the International Court of Justice gave its advisory opinion in response to two enquiries as to the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. Whilst the Court did not examine in detail the request put forward by the World Health Organization, it did give very close attention to the question presented by the General Assembly:
“Is the threat or use of nuclear weapons in any circumstance permitted under international law?”
- Type
- Reports and Documents
- Information
- International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 36 , Issue 313 , August 1996 , pp. 500 - 502
- Copyright
- Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1996
References
1 International Court of Justice, Advisory opinion of 8 July 1996: Legality ofthe threat or use of nuclear weapons (Request for advisory opinion by the General Assembly of the United Nations). Press release No. 96/23 of 8 July 1996 and text (as yet unpublished) of the Court's opinion.
2 See International Review of the Red Cross, No. 321, 09 1945, p. 657 ffGoogle Scholar, and Report of the International Committee of the Red Cross on its activities during the Second World War, Vol. I, General Activities, Geneva, 05 1948, pp. 689–690.Google Scholar