International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons

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Mr Grant Dawson (PhD Candidate, Principal Legal Officer, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)

International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons

Mr Grant Dawson (PhD Candidate, Principal Legal Officer, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)

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Oxford University Press
18 April 2023

Chemical & biological weapons; Treaties & other sources of international law; Law of the sea; International environmental law; Responsibility of states & other entities

Following the two world wars of the twentieth century, governments decided to dispose of unwanted chemical weapons in the world's oceans. The deleterious consequences of this decision for the earth's precious marine environment are now becoming clear. As the issue of sea-dumped chemical weapons cannot be contained by borders, we will all have to deal with the adverse effects on our fragile planetary ecosystem. While states have made some efforts to address the situation, unresolved international legal issues remain.

International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons contains a systematic conceptual analysis of the international legal frameworks governing the remediation of sea-dumped chemical weapons. Where deficiencies are found in the law, legal solutions are offered. In addition, practical approaches to the problem are explored.

Furthermore, the book argues that solutions to this environmental hazard rely on a holistic awareness-and acceptance-of how humanity's past actions have damaged our ecosystem. Aiming to bring about the necessary will to overcome this challenge, this volume identifies and analyses the problem, offers guidance, and provides hope to the current and succeeding generations so that we can solve the problem of sea-dumped chemical weapons and restore balance to our ecosystem.

By: Mr Grant Dawson (PhD Candidate Principal Legal Officer Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780192868237
ISBN 10: 0192868233
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 18 April 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Prof. Dr. Frans A. Nelissen Introduction 1: Historical and Scientific Background to the Problem of Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons 2: The Ascertainment of the Legal Frameworks Governing Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons: The Chemical Weapons Convention 3: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Its Potential Applicability to Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons, and Its Conceptual Legal Relationship to the Chemical Weapons Convention 4: The Applicability of Other Legal Instruments to the Remediation of Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons 5: Analysis of How Lacunae in the Applicable Legal Regimes can be Remedied Through Legal Strategies 6: Responsibility for the Remediation of Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons and Possible Legal Liability Conclusion

Grant Dawson has served as the Principal Legal Officer of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Senior Legal Adviser and Chief of Cabinet of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and a Legal Officer and Deputy Chef de Cabinet at the United Nations. He has also worked as an assistant attorney general, commercial litigator, and federal appellate judicial law clerk. He has published and lectured on a wide range of international legal subjects. A licensed attorney in New York and Washington, DC, Mr Dawson is a PhD Candidate at the University of Groningen, Faculty of Law. He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Centre and a Bachelor of Arts in Classics at Columbia College.