How North Korea's Use of Nuclear Weapons Violates the Most Fundamental International Rule

.By: Marlene Zieah.

North Korea, and other nuclear weapon states may be in violation of international law if a prohibition on such use is given jus cogens status - i.e., is deemed a preemptory norm. A ban on nuclear weapons satisfies the jus cogens test because their use is immoral, it disrupts international order, and no nation has used them in combat for seventy-two years.

Image attribution: by Kok Leng Yeo from Singapore , available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyongyang_Arch_of_Triumph.jpg

MSU ILRNovember 2, 2017North Korea, Nuclear Arms, international law, Marlene Zieah

Marshall Islands’ Nuclear Arms Lawsuit Thrown Out by the ICJ

By Jessie Baker.

The Marshall Islands served as a nuclear testing site for the United States. Many of the affects from the testing can still be seen and felt to this day. Today's post discusses Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the suit brought by the Marshall Islands in the International Court of Justice.

MSU ILRMarch 1, 2017Jessie Baker, Marshall Islands, Nuclear Arms, ICJ, International Law

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