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A Code of Conduct for Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Lessons from Informal International Law-Making

By Emily Crawford Copyright 2027
158 Pages
by Routledge

This study presents a study of existing cases of informal international law-making and seeks to propose a code of conduct for State Nuclear Command, Control and Communication (NC3). As the threat of nuclear escalation rises with increasingly fractious situations in Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Middle East, the risk of accidental or illegal deployment of nuclear weapons is likewise escalating.... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. The Current Nuclear Landscape 

3.Existing General International Laws & NC3 

4. The Law on the Use of Force   

5.The Law Relating to the Conduct of Hostilities 

6. International Criminal Law

7. Lessons from Non-binding Instruments 

8.A Code of Conduct for State NC3 

9. Concluding Comments

Biography

Emily Crawford is Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, Australia.