Use the force? - An analysis of the effect of the TPN on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons
In its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons the ICJ was unable to conclude definitely the legality or illegality of nuclear weapons in international law. Since then the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons have been signed, with the aim of establishing a total prohibition on nuclear weapons. However, while the Treaty have an honourable aim, the lack of sufficient ratificatio