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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xvii, [1], 333, [1] pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. No dust jacket present. A few marginal notes/comments and marks noted. Minor edge soiling. The United States is the only nation to have used nuclear weapons in warfare and claims--not only through its State Department, but through a Congressional vote as late as 1999--that the use of nuclear weapons is lawful. Can such a claim, with its undeniable assurance of the greatest degree of destruction of life and property this planet will ever have seen, be sustained? The author investigates this question as a prelude to a more extensive inquiry into the options of legal scholars on the legal status of nuclear weapons and international law. The Key takeaways are that International law currently lacks an explicit prohibition on nuclear weapons. The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion emphasizes the legality of nuclear weapon threats. The Treaty of Tlatelolco prohibits nuclear weapons in Latin America, highlighting regional disarmament efforts. International humanitarian law restricts indiscriminate attacks, implicating nuclear weapons' legality. The text argues for comprehensive abolition of nuclear weapons through international legal frameworks.…