In October 2011, the Nuclear Abolition Forum released the inaugural edition of its periodical. The first issue has as its theme the application of international humanitarian law to nuclear weapons and its implications. It offers a range of perspectives on this important issue through articles from various high-level contributors.

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CONTENTS

Introduction to the Nuclear Abolition Forum and its Inaugural Edition
Rob van Riet and Alyn Ware

Opening Remarks at the Launch of the Nuclear Abolition Forum
Sergio Duarte

The Vancouver Declaration and the Humanitarian Imperative for Nuclear Disarmament
John Burroughs

Nuclear Weapons: the Legal Status of Use, Threat and Possession
Nicholas Grief

How Many Points of the Law is Possession?
Peter Weiss

Risks Arising from Peacetime Nuclear Operations: A Report on a Presentation by Bruce Blair
Sameer Kanal

The Implications of the Ethical Guidelines for the Norwegian Petroleum Fund for the Application of International Humanitarian Law to Nuclear Weapons
Gro Nystuen

The United Nations and a Humanitarian Approach to Nuclear Disarmament
Randy Rydell

The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons
Malcolm Fraser

Make Nuclear Weapons the Target
Peter Giugni