...of Justice, at the request of the World Health Organization and the General Assembly, handed down an advisory opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons." The decision was essentially a "nondecision," because the court, while concluding that the threat or use...

...the cardinal principles that will shape the future development of international law. In its recent advisory opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, the ICJ referred explicitly to the concept of sustainable development after stating that "respect for the...

...July 1996, the International Court of Justice decisively changed the global debate on nuclear weapons. In its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, the World Court explained that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the...

...judgement in the South West Africa case in 1966, are the longest in the history of the Court. In its 1996 Advisory Opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, the Court underlined that: In the long run, international law, and with it the stability of the international...

...should parallel municipal law in this respect. Ibid., pp. 684-685. 20 See document A/CONF.48/14/Rev.1. In its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat...Nuclear Weapons, the International Court of Justice confirmed the content of this principle by stating that "The existence of the general obligation of...

...potential environmental risks. lt is all the more important to do this because as the Court recalled in its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, "the environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of life and the very...

...advisory opinion, this conclusion has recently attracted some measure of judicial support. In the 1996 Advisory Opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, the majority opined that: 'The existence of the general obligation of States to ensure that activities...

...1nternational Law R. Mullerson Missile Warfare and Nuclear WarheadsAn Appraisal in the Light of the 19961CJ Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons The Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinions of 8 July 1996 1nternational Criminal Law: BOOK REVlEWS A Collection...

...cause (...)". The Creation of a Permanent International Criminal Court 1 93 Given the fact that the ICJ in its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons has not generally excluded their use91, even the inclusion of a provision on nuclear...

...Dissenting Opinion ofJudge Higgins 532 The following is the text of the Advisory Opinion of the Court: [227] On the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. THE COURT, composed as above, gives the following Advisory Opinion: 1. The question upon which the advisory...