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…

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”.…