Nuclear weapons and International Law: The Renewed Imperative in Light of the Ukraine War

Event Date: 8th November 2023
Location: Internet

Virtual conference. Wednesday November 8, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m
Organized by the International Section of the New York State Bar Association 

This conference will address the continuing and heightened risks of nuclear war accentuated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and threats to use nuclear weapons, and related risks of use of such weapons by the United States.

Following opening remarks by Ukraine’s Consul General in New York, speakers with a wide range of experience in government, the military, NGOs, academia, and think-tanks will address such subjects as risks presented by nuclear weapons and contemporary geopolitical tensions.
Discussion will then proceed to a detailed consideration of the law of armed conflict and other international law applicable to the threat and use of nuclear weapons.

Conference cosponsors:
Catholic Peacebuilding Network, Fordham Law School Center on National Security, Georgetown Law School Journal of International Law, Global Security Institute, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, Law, Technology and Warfare Research Cell.
 Register for Nuclear Weapons & International Law at the event page