Law and Politics in Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910899890403321
• Autore: Zhang Xinjun
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 981-9738-13-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (138 pages)
• Disciplina: 343.0925
• Soggetti: Nuclear nonproliferation; International law
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Contents -- 1 “Inalienable Right” to Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and the Changing Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Changing World: International Regulations on Sensitive Nuclear Activities/Technologies and Nuclear Exports -- 1.3 The Controversy Over the Role of the NPT -- 1.4 Outline of This Study -- 2 Historical Survey of the Pre-NPT Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: The Emergence of Dynamic Obligations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Sources of Dynamic Obligation: An Explanatory Framework -- 2.2.1 Uncertainty -- 2.2.2 The Forms of Dynamic Obligations and the Utility in the Security Issue Area -- 2.2.3 Normative Factors in Designing Dynamic Obligations -- 2.3 The Emergence of Dynamic Obligations in the Pre-NPT Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- 2.3.1 Strict Technology Denial: “Genuine Uncertainty”? -- 2.3.2 From Technology Denial to Atoms for Peace: Uncertainty and Ambiguity -- 2.3.3 Normative Factors and the Concept of Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy: Cases of Japan and Germany -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 The Making of Dynamic Obligations: The “Inalienable Right” and Travaux Préparatoires of the NPT -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Right to Nuclear Weapons and the Right to Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy: The Irish Proposals for a Shared Expectation -- 3.3 From Expectation to Substantive Provisions: Drafting the Ambiguity -- 3.3.1 Incorporating the Inalienable Right in the NPT Drafts -- 3.3.2 Article ; IV in the Final Draft Article -- 3.4 Deliberation by States: Efforts for Clarification versus Insistence on Ambiguity -- 3.4.1 Clarifying the “Inalienable Right” -- 3.4.2 On the “Right to Participate” -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 The Afterlife of “Inalienable Right”: Emergence of a New Regulatory Scheme in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy -- 4.1 Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: This book by Xinjun Zhang explores the intersection of law and politics in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, focusing on the 'inalienable right' to such use stipulated in Article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It investigates the evolution of dynamic obligations related to nuclear energy, developed during treaty negotiations, and addresses the controversies surrounding these obligations within international regulations. The study critiques the conventional treaty interpretation rules and suggests alternative approaches for understanding dynamic treaty obligations. It is intended for scholars and professionals in international law and nuclear policy, providing insights into the legal and political dimensions of nuclear energy use and non-proliferation.