International Legal Regime For The Prohibition Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Abstract

As a result of the great destructive features and capabilities of weapons of mass destruction that can destroy human life and all other components of the ecosystem, in addition to being random weapons that cannot distinguish between military and civilian, the efforts of the international community began after the end of world war II to focus mainly on the issue of disarming weapons of mass destruction, due to the need to create an international legal system that prohibits countries from possessing, storing or using weapons of mass destruction, one of the most Important objectives of which to establish legal rules of agreement that suit the current reality of these weapons and  also aims to explain how to apply the principles of  both  public international law and international humanitarian law to these new weapons, therefore, it can be said that the current international  system for prohibiting weapons of mass destruction the result of long and continuous international efforts, and has expanded especially in light of the increasing cases of security instability at the international level as a result of political differences between countries, which  have increased the possibility of a comprehensive war using war one of these types of weapons, Therefore,this research focus on studying the elements of the international legal system related to the prohibition of these weapons, which  consist of international treaties and resolutions issued by United Nations, in addition to the principles of international public and humanitarian law.