The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook
Volume
21:1996E.97.IX.1
Table of Contents:
Chapter I Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Introduction
Developments and trends, 1996
Conference on Disarmament, 1996
General Assembly, 1996
50/245-Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
Conclusion
Annex: The main provisions of the Treaty, its annexes and Protocol
Chapter II Nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament
Introduction
Developments and trends, 1996
General Assembly, 1996
Nuclear disarmament and related issues
51/45 G-Nuclear disarmament with a view to the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons
51/45 O-Nuclear disarmament
51/46 D-Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons
51/45 I-Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament
51/45 R-Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament
Non-proliferation and related issues
51/45 A-Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty
51/414-Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of vehicles for their delivery in all its aspects
51/37-Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons
51/43-Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
51/48-The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
Nuclear-weapon-free zones
51/52-Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco
51/53-The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
51/41-Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
51/45 B-The nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas
51/42-Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia
International Court of Justice
51/45 M-Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons
Radioactive waste
51/45 J-Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes
Conclusion
Annex: Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice
Chapter III Chemical and biological weapons
Introduction
Developments and trends, 1996
General Assembly, 1996
51/45 T- Status of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction
51/45 P-Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva
51/54-Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction
Conclusion
Chapter IV Conventional weapons: global and regional approaches
Introduction
Developments and trends, 1996
Disarmament Commission, 1996
General Assembly, 1996
Transparency and objective information
51/38-Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures
51/45 H-Transparency in armaments
Illicit trafficking
51/45 F-Measures to curb the illicit transfer and use of conventional arms
Practical disarmament measures
51/45 N-Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures
Regional approaches
51/45 K-Regional disarmament
51/45 Q-Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels
51/46 C-Regional confidence-building measures
51/45 L-Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them
Conclusion
Annex I: Composite table of replies of Governments for the Register of Conventional Arms: 1995
Annex II: Guidelines for international arms transfers in the context of General Assembly resolution 46/36 H of 6 December 1991
Chapter V Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and other issues
Introduction
Review Conference
General Assembly, 1996
51/49-Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
51/45 S-An international agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines
Conclusion
Annex: Announcements in 1996 of moratoriums on exports and other national legislation and action
Chapter VI Other issues and approaches
Introduction
Outer space issues
Conference on Disarmament, 1996
General Assembly, 1996
51/44-Prevention of an arms race in outer space
Relationship between disarmament and development
General Assembly, 1996
51/45 D-Relationship between disarmament and development
Role of science and technology
General Assembly, 1996
51/39-The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament
51/40-The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other related fields
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements
General Assembly, 1996
51/45 E-Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control
Chapter VII Institutional aspects
Disarmament Commission, 1996
51/47 B-Report of the Disarmament Commission
Conference on Disarmament, 1996
51/47 C-Report of the Conference on Disarmament
51/47 A-Expansion of the membership of the Conference on Disarmament
General Assembly, 1996
51/45 C-Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament
Chapter VIII Studies, information and training
Disarmament studies programme
Disarmament Information Programme
51/46 A-United Nations Disarmament Information Programme
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services
51/46 F-United Nations disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Regional Centre
51/46 E-United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
51/46 B-United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia
Annex I: Composition of the Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms
Annex II: Publications
APPENDICES
Appendix I Status of multilateral arms regulation and disarmament agreements
Appendix II Final Declaration of the Fourth Review Conference of the Parties
to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production
and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction
Appendix III Final Declaration of the Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention
on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons
Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
Appendix IV Text of disarmament resolutions and decisions
Appendix V Table of resolutions and decisions on disarmament questions
Appendix VI Voting patterns of resolutions and decisions on disarmament adopted by
the General Assembly in 1996
Appendix VII Abbreviations and acronyms
Selective Index