60th anniversary of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

A firts step towards disarmament

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe056

Keywords:

nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, global safety, international customary law

Abstract

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (PNTBT) was signed in 1963 in response to the environmental impact of nuclear testing. The massive endorsement received by this treaty was a decisive step towards banning this type of armament and became the forerunner of such other instruments as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The PNTBT was also relevant in the discussion about the emergency of a custumoary ban on nuclear tests and their gradual reduction by the States in possession of nuclear weapons. This articule aims at exploring the framework within which the PNTBT was inserted 60 years ago. A detailed analysis of its provisions will allow us to examine the type of impact this treaty has had on promoting nuclear disarmamen and on prohibiting these weapons of massive destruction. Special attention will also be paid to its relevance to the process by means of which international customary law on the prohibition of nuclear weapons is created.

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Author Biographies

Ana María Moure Pino, Universidad de Chile, Chile

Directora de Relaciones Internacionales (2018-2022), Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile. Profesora Asociada, Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile. Doctora en Derecho Europeo (PhD), Universidad de Alcalá, España/Universidad TU Dresde, Alemania, Magíster en Derecho de la Unión Europea, Universidad de Leiden, Países Bajos, Profesora invitada en la Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN), Universidad de Chile con el Curso Globalización y Tratados Comerciales. Actualmente realiza un postdoctorado en la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Lisboa (2023-2024). 

Gabriel Emilio Anich Sfeir, Universidad de Chile, Chile

Máster en Derecho International Público (LL.M) de la Universidad de Leiden, Países Bajos. Ayudante del Departamento de Derecho Internacional de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile.

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Published

2023-11-02

How to Cite

Moure Pino, A. M., & Anich Sfeir, G. E. (2023). 60th anniversary of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: A firts step towards disarmament. Revista Electrónica De Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, 6(6), 056. https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe056