Biological, Chemical and Conventional Disarmament
Economics and Politics
Creating a world free from weapons is another great challenge of the 21st century. The current threats of terrorism and the daily carnage from small arms, mines and bombs highlight the need to move forward in these areas. Nuremberg Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson stated that the crime which includes all lesser crimes is the initiation of an illegal war...
What can be done to highlight the implementation deficit of existing conventional arms agreements? How can we expose the hypocrisy of the continuing arms trade by major countries? What steps need to be taken at all levels - from the personal to the global - to bring about major changes in public opinion and vigorous initiatives towards disarming the world? How can the UN peace-keeping powers and the ICC be strengthened?
