Arms Control and Disarmament projects

Working towards Additional Protocol universalization 

 

Funder

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (SPF 142)
 

Project updates

  • 15/07/2011: Project start date (six month pilot).
  • 22/07/2011: Pilot phase parameters decided (two regions: Africa and South Asia).
  • 29/07/2011: Country research commenced.
  • 22/08/2011: Country outreached commenced.
  • 19/10/2011: Summary report and individual country reports completed.

Background

The aim of this project is to build support for new ratifications of the IAEA's Additional Protocol to the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement. The project builds on and complements the work of the VERTIC National Implementation Measures programme, which provides assistance to states in developing national legislation in conformity with international law and other arms control agreements.
 
This project, should it move beyond its pilot phase, also aims to develop a publicly-available ratification and implementation package, in several languages and consistent with IAEA guidance and methodology, for states wishing to accede to and then implement the Additional Protocol.