The Need to Establish the Organisation for the Prohibition of Biological Weapons: A Proposal for the Future

Biological weapons are considered, by the international community, as a weapon of mass destruction. When the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was negotiated during the 1960s and early 1970s, the negotiators considered unnecessary the establishment of an international organisation to supervise the...

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Published in:Public organization review 2012-03, Vol.12 (1), p.57-70
Main Author: Morales Pedraza, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological & chemical weapons
Conventions
Economic Policy
International law
International organizations
Management
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Provisions
Public Administration
Public Finance
R&D
Research & development
Studies
Toxins
War
Weapons of mass destruction
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Summary:Biological weapons are considered, by the international community, as a weapon of mass destruction. When the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was negotiated during the 1960s and early 1970s, the negotiators considered unnecessary the establishment of an international organisation to supervise the implementation of the Convention’s provisions by the State parties. It is important to highlight that since the entry into force of the BWC, the international situation has significantly changed. For this reason perhaps the moment has arrived to consider again the proposal of settling down such an organisation in the framework of the strengthening the BWC.
ISSN:1566-7170
1573-7098
DOI:10.1007/s11115-011-0156-5