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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255324203321

Autore

Crowley Michael

Titolo

Chemical Control : Regulation of Incapacitating Chemical Agent Weapons, Riot Control Agents and their Means of Delivery / / by Michael Crowley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137467140

1137467142

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Collana

Global Issues, , 2947-8871

Disciplina

358.3482

Soggetti

International relations

Politics and war

Political science

International Relations

Military and Defence Studies

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Incapacitating Chemical Agent Weapons; 3 Riot Control Agents; 4 Means of Delivering or Dispersing Riot Control Agents; 5 Application of the Chemical Weapons Convention to ICA Weapons, Riot Control Agents and Related Means of Delivery; 6 Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements Applicable to ICA Weapons and Riot Control Agents; 7 International Humanitarian Law Applicable to ICA Weapons and Riot Control Agents

8 Human Rights Law Applicable to ICA Weapons and Riot Control Agents9 International Criminal Law Applicable to ICA Weapons and Riot Control Agents; 10 Mechanisms to Regulate the Transfer of ICA Weapons, Riot Control Agents and Related Means of Delivery; 11 Application of the United Nations Drug Control Conventions to ICA Weapons; 12 The Role of Civil Society in Combating the Misuse of



Incapacitating Chemical Agents and Riot Control Agents; 13 Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This thoroughly researched study highlights the international community's failure to regulate contemporary state research, development, marketing and/or deployment of riot control agents and incapacitating chemical agent weapons.