Video available for July 8 webinar marking 25th anniv of Int'l Court of Justice opinion on nuclear weapons
Video is now available for July 8 webinar organized by International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms:
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD: the 25th anniversary of the 1996 ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons!
The opening speaker, Paolo Palchetti, addressed the legal effect of advisory opinions, explaining that opinions are more than “advice”; rather they are authoritative applications of law. Other speakers were: Phon van den Biesen (moderator), Peter Weiss, Christine Chinkin, Takeya Sasaki (video message), John Burroughs (moderator), Alyn Ware, Daniel Rietiker, Manfred Mohr, Kenichi Okubo (video message), and Amela Skiljan. For more about the speakers and their topics, see program.
Video and program can also be accessed via https://www.ialana.info/.
John Burroughs, Senior Analyst
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
220 E. 49th St., Suite 1B
New York, NY 10017
(212) 818-1861
July 21, 2021