The Obligations of the Nuclear-Weapon States in International Waters Included in Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

The effectiveness of nuclear-weapon-free zones cannot be understood without considering the law of the sea. Some nuclear-weapon-free zones include international waters in their areas of application, which provoked some nuclear-weapon States that are parties to protocols to such treaties to issue res...

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Autor: López Lechuga, Jorge Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17896
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-internacional/article/view/17896
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nuclear-weapon-free zones
nuclear weapon States
law of the sea
nuclear non-proliferation
high seas
exclusive economic zone
territorial sea
reservations
zones exemptes d’armes nucléaires
états dotés d’armes nucléaires
droit de la mer
non-prolifération nucléaire
haute mer
zone économique exclusive
mer territoriale
réserves
Zonas libres de armas nucleares
estados poseedores de armas nucleares
derecho del mar
no proliferación nuclear
alta mar
zona económica exclusiva
reservas
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Sumario:The effectiveness of nuclear-weapon-free zones cannot be understood without considering the law of the sea. Some nuclear-weapon-free zones include international waters in their areas of application, which provoked some nuclear-weapon States that are parties to protocols to such treaties to issue reservations on the geographical scope of such zones. This article argues that the nuclear-weapon-free zones that include exclusive economic zones and high seas in their areas of application were established in accordance with the law of the sea and, therefore, there is no reason why the nuclear-weapon States should not review their reservations in this respect.