Beyond the Ban: a Global Agenda for Nuclear Justice

[working paper]

Corporate Editor
Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Abstract

The issue of nuclear justice has recently gained prominence in international debates about nuclear weapons. In this report, Jana Baldus, Caroline Fehl and Sascha Hach present a systematic review of the global progress in achieving nuclear justice as well as persisting shortcomings. The authors propo... view more

The issue of nuclear justice has recently gained prominence in international debates about nuclear weapons. In this report, Jana Baldus, Caroline Fehl and Sascha Hach present a systematic review of the global progress in achieving nuclear justice as well as persisting shortcomings. The authors propose an analytical framework distinguishing four different dimensions: (1) criminal liability (2) redress for victims (3) truth-telling and apologies and (4) legal reforms to ensure non-recurrence. The report applies the framework to analyze efforts to deal with the legacy of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, responses to the suffering caused by nuclear testing, as well as past and ongoing legal and political reforms that would influence assessments of the legality and legitimacy of future nuclear uses and tests and/or that have been put in place specifically to prevent the recurrence of nuclear uses and tests. Furthermore, this report provides policy recommendations for both state and non-state actors to advance the nuclear justice agenda.... view less

Keywords
nuclear power; nuclear weapon; justice; criminal law; responsibility; reparation; law reform; political reform

Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Free Keywords
Atomtest; nukleare Gerechtigket

Document language
English

Publication Year
2021

City
Frankfurt am Main

Page/Pages
30 p.

Series
PRIF Reports, 4

ISBN
978-3-946459-65-1

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0