Aims to prohibit all nuclear weapon activities, including the development, testing, production, acquisition, possession, stockpiling, use, or threats to use nuclear weapons.
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14 October 2024
The Espoo Convention sets out the obligations of parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning and lays down general obligations of states to notify...
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14 October 2024
The Aarhus Convention obliges states and grants the public rights in three areas of the convention: access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environme...
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14 October 2024
The Vienna Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime similar to that provided for under the Paris Convention. The Vienna Convention is open to any state.
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11 October 2024
The 1997 Vienna Protocol improves the original regime by requiring that more money be made available to compensate more victims for a broad range of damages.
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11 October 2024
The CSC provides for a global liability and compensation scheme that may supplement that called for under the Paris Convention, the Vienna Convention or Annex state legislation as defined by the CS...
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11 October 2024
The Brussels Supplementary Convention establishes a scheme to provide compensation supplementary to that required by the Paris Convention. The BSC is open only to contracting parties to the Paris C...
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11 October 2024
The Paris Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime to compensate victims of a nuclear accident. The PC is open to OECD member countries as of right and non-member countrie...
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11 October 2024
Nuclear legislation: Spain
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8 October 2024
The Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS) met in Paris.
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27 September 2024
National legislation: Czechia
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4 October 2024
Nuclear legislation: Canada
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4 October 2024
Nuclear legislation: Belgium
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4 October 2024
National legislation: Denmark
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4 October 2024
This country profile of Denmark provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nuc...
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4 October 2024
This country profile of the Czech Republic provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equ...
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4 October 2024
This country profile of Belgium provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nuc...
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4 October 2024
This country profile of Canada provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nucl...
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4 October 2024
The Paris Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime to compensate victims of a nuclear accident. The PC is open to OECD member countries as of right and non-member countries ...
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2 October 2024
The Brussels Supplementary Convention establishes a scheme to provide compensation supplementary to that required by the Paris Convention. The BSC is open only to contracting parties to the Paris Con...
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2 October 2024
The ISNL brought together 59 students to Montpellier, France.
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1 October 2024
The dissemination of authoritative information and rigorous analysis to policy makers and other interested stakeholders is key to sound decision making in the nuclear law field. The NEA’s goal is to ...
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8 July 2020
The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law.
Published date:
17 September 2024
Le Bulletin de droit nucléaire est une publication internationale unique en son genre destinée aux juristes et aux universitaires en droit nucléaire.
Published date:
27 March 2024
NEA announced Sweden will host a workshop designed to discuss the legal frameworks needed for the adoption of innovative nuclear technologies and applications.
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19 September 2024
The NEA Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities (WPLDF) met on 19 September 2024.
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27 September 2024
Delegates from nuclear law-related NEA bodies discussed current and future activities.
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22 April 2024
There are many types of legal challenges that can be raised in the context of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Each country’s framework for legal challenges related to the peaceful use of nuclear...
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20 March 2024
With almost 70% of the operating nuclear power reactors over 30 years of age, countries around the world are assessing whether to allow reactor operation past the 50 60 year mark and potentially up t...
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22 November 2019
WPLANS members gathered on 27 September 2023.
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4 October 2023
The NEA gathered nuclear law experts for meetings in June 2023.
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26 June 2023
The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste in a deep geological repository (DGR) is a scientifically and technically credible solution that meets the need for long-term safety without reliance on a...
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24 January 2024
Since 2001, the NEA has been consistently providing educational and training programmes in international nuclear law to students and professionals from around the world. The NEA’s goal is to serve as...
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8 July 2020
26 August 2024 -
6 September 2024
Montpellier, France
The application period for the 2024 session is now closed.
Published date:
27 August 2024
The brochure provides background information about the NEA.
Published date:
10 September 2018
The CTBT bans all nuclear explosions anywhere on Earth whether for military or peaceful purposes.
Published date:
9 July 2024
National legislation: Japan
Published date:
18 June 2024
This country profile of Japan provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nucle...
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18 June 2024
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8 March 2024
OECD Conference Centre, Paris
4-8 March 2024
The application period is now closed.
Programme
The 2024 International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) programme was conducted under the leadership of Paul Bowden, Honorary Professor of...
Published date:
31 May 2024
Nuclear legislation: Switzerland
Published date:
21 May 2024
This country profile of Switzerland provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics, including: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment;...
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21 May 2024
The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides readers with authoritative and comprehensive information o...
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28 February 2024
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26 April 2024
The legislation country reports provide comprehensive information on the regulatory and institutional framework governing nuclear activities in OECD and NEA member countries.
Published date:
2 April 2024
International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) course took place on 4-8 March.
Published date:
19 March 2024
The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides readers with authoritative and comprehensive information o...
Published date:
22 September 2023
Publié chaque année, le Rapport annuel de l’AEN présente un aperçu des activités et publications de l’AEN pour une année donnée, ainsi que les derniers développements du secteur de l’énergie nucléair...
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8 December 2023
Published every year, the NEA Annual report includes an overview of NEA's activities and publications produced during the year, as well as the latest developments in nuclear energy sector around the ...
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8 December 2023
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19 February 2024
Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law examines the various interrelated legal issues for the safe, efficient and secure use of nuclear energy. It provides an overview of the complex bo...
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14 February 2022
