The Chemical Weapons Convention is one of the cornerstone disarmament and arms control agreements, and the only global and comprehensive disarmament treaty that is being verified by an international agency. This Commentary assesses the provisions of the Convention and its implementation, with cross-cutting chapters providing a broader analysis.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Part One: Introduction and General Issues
- 1: Walter Krutzsch, Eric Myjer, and Ralf Trapp: The Chemical Weapons Convention - Objectives, Principles, and Implementation Practice
- 2: Daniel Feakes: The Adoption of the Convention and the Work of the Preparatory Commission
- 3: Scott Spence: Efforts by the OPCW to Promote University
- 4: Caitrÿona McLeish and Maarten Lak: The Role of Civil Society and Industrial Non-State Actors in Relation to the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Part Two: The Preamble to the Chemical Weapons Convention
- 6: Walter Krutzsch: Preamble
- Part Three: Articles of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- 7: Walter Krutzsch: Article I: General Obligations
- 8: Walter Krutzsch and Ralf Trapp: Article II: Definitions and Criteria
- 9: Ralf Trapp: Article III: Declarations
- 10: Ralf Trapp and Paul Walker: Article IV: Chemical Weapons
- 11: Ralf Trapp: Article V: Chemical Weapons Production Facilities
- 12: Mirko Sossai: Article VI: Activities Not Prohibited under the Convention
- 13: Lisa Tabassi: Article VII: National Implementation Measures
- 14: Walter Krutzsch and Treasa Dunworth: Article VIII: The Organisation
- 15: Thilo Marauhn: Article IX: Consultations, Cooperation, and Fact-Finding
- 16: Ralf Trapp: Article X: Assistance and Protection against Chemical Weapons
- 17: Maarten Lak and David Faraday: Article XI: Economic and Technological Development
- 18: Guido den Dekker: Article XII: Measures to Redress a Rituation and to Ensure Compliance, Including Sanctions
- 19: Walter Krutzsch: Article XIII: Relation to Other International Agreements
- 20: Jonathan Herbach: Article XIV: Settlement of Disputes
- 21: Walter Krutzsch: Article XV: Amendments
- 22: Natalino Ronzitti: Article XVI: Duration and Withdrawal
- Part Four: Final Clauses
- 23: Jonathan Herbach: Article XVII: Status of the Annexes
- 24: Scott Spence: Articles XVIII to XXI: Signature, Ratification, Accession,and Entry-into-Force
- 25: Jonathan Herbach: Articles XXII to XXIV: Reservations, Depositary, and Authentic Texts
- Part Five: Annexes to the Chemical Weapons Convention
- 27: Ralf Trapp: Annex on Chemicals
- 28: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part I
- 29: Walter Krutzsch and Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part II
- 30: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part III
- 31: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part IV(A)
- 32: Thomas Stock: Verification Annex, Part IV(B)
- 33: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part V
- 26: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Part VI
- 34: Ralf Trapp: Verification Annex, Parts VII to IX
- 35: Per Runn: Verification Annex, Part X
- 36: Per Runn: Verification Annex, Part XI
- 37: Eric Mayer: Annex on the Protection of Confidential Information ('Confidentiality Annex')
- Part Six: Annex to the Commentary
- 38: Walter Krutzsch, Eric Myjer, and Ralf Trapp: Issues Raised by the Accession of Syria to the Chemical Weapons Convention
