VERTIC has developed the following fact sheets to help states:
As of October 2009, there are ten fact sheets available:
This provides information about VERTIC’s 'NIM' project, including which treaties and agreements the project covers and how it might help states to meet their international obligations. It also looks at why national implementation is important by outlining the benefits to states in adopting national legislation.
International arms control and disarmament regimes contain several obligations that could usefully be implemented into national law. This fact sheet offers an introduction to the basics of national implementation, for example, what acts may need to be criminalized and changes that may be required in criminal procedural, administrative and secondary law.
This fact sheet looks at what forms of legislation states should consider under the PTBT.
All states parties to the CTBT must take the necessary measures to implement their obligations under the treaty by the time the treaty enters into force. Fact sheet 3 highlights the forms of legislation and other measures that states should consider implementing. It also provides contact details for the CTBTO, which has a legislative assistance programme to help states’ legislative drafters.
States which have ratified or acceded to the CPPNM must implement a set of rules within their legal systems. Fact Sheet 4 offers an overview of the relevant Articles of the CPPNM and the physical protection objectives established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), noting that individual states are required only to implement a selection of measures relevant to their national requirements. It indicates what forms of legislation states should consider, and briefly discusses the amendment to the treaty adopted by states parties in June 2005.
This fact sheet explains which NPT articles require or would be more effective through national implementation, chiefly safeguards and export controls. It suggests forms of legislation for states to consider. It also provides contact details for the IAEA, which has a legislative assistance programme to help states meet their international commitments and obligations in the nuclear field.
All UN member states are obliged to implement the provisions of UNSCR 1540. This fact sheet looks at the types of national implementing measures are required, including what activities should be criminalized and what other forms of legislation are required. It summarizes the definitions provided in the resolution, and explains how UNSCR 1540 affects the implementation of related treaties. It provides a basic introduction to the functions of the UN 1540 Committee, and gives contact information for the Committee, including how to request legislative assistance through the Committee.
States which have ratified or acceded to the BWC must implement a set of rules within their legal systems. This fact sheet looks at what are the obligations contained in BWC and what types of national implementing measures are required to comply with the Convention. It also provides contact details of all BWC legislative assistance providers.
States which have ratified or acceded to the CWC must implement a set of rules within their legal systems. This fact sheet looks at what are the obligations contained in CWC, what types of national implementing measures are required to comply with the Convention and what is a National Authority. It also provides contact details of CWC legislative assistance providers.
Article VI of the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) sets out that the ultimate objective of all states parties is to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons ‘under strict and effective international control’. Much consideration has been given to the role of verification in fulfilling and maintaining that goal, particularly in relation to the interplay between the non-nuclear weapon states and the nuclear weapon states. In this context, verifiable dismantlement of nuclear warheads is of particular importance as it can help to build international confidence in arsenal reductions.
The Sixth Review Conference of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) agreed that States Parties should designate a national focal point for coordinating national implementation of the convention and for communicating with other States Parties and relevant international organizations.
This fact sheet provides guidance on establishing a National Authority for the Biological Weapons Convention.
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