Nuclear Law Bulletin

The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides subscribers with authoritative and comprehensive information on nuclear law developments. Published twice a year in both English and French, it features topical articles written by renowned legal experts, covers nuclear legislative developments worldwide and reports on relevant case law, bilateral and international agreements and regulatory activities of international organisations.

Past issues, with the exception of the three last issues which are on sale on the OECD online Bookshop, are available on this website in English and French.

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Nuclear Law Bulletin 87 (2011)
Articles	Between Shadow and Light: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Forty Years On, by Abdelwahab Biad
	International nuclear law in the 25 years between Chernobyl and Fukushima and beyond, by Selma Kus
	Regulatory and institutional framework in Japan against the background of Fukushima, by the Legal Affairs Section of the OECD/NEA
	Legal and regulatory aspects of long-term operation of nuclear power plants in OECD member countries, by Sam Emmerechts, Christian Raetzke and Benjamin Okra
	Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and harmonisation of nuclear liability law within the European Union, by Ben McRae

Nuclear Law Bulletin 86 (2010)
Articles	Between Shadow and Light: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Forty Years On, by Abdelwahab Biad
	Competition Law and the Nuclear Sector: An EU Outlook, by Miguel Sousa Ferro
	The Brussels I Regulation and Liability for Nuclear Damage, by Jakub Handrlica
	Deliberations on Compensation and Remediation of Nuclear Damage to the Environment, by Norbert Pelzer
	International Court of Justice on Potential Transboundary Damage and its Consequences in Nuclear Law, by Marie Cletienne

Nuclear Law Bulletin 85 (2010)
Articles	The Momentum of the European Directive on Nuclear Safety – From the Complexity of Nuclear Safety to Key Messages Addressed to European Citizens, by Yvan Pouleur and Petr Krs
	The Independence of the Nuclear Regulator, Notes from the Canadian Experience, by Brenda MacKenzie
	Nuclear Renaissance in Italy – Maintaining Momentum, by Fabrizio Iaccarino
	The Temelín-Judgement of the European Court of Justice, by Wolf-Georg Schärf

Nuclear Law Bulletin 84 (2009)
Articles	Nuclear New Build – New Nuclear Law?, by Norbert Pelzer
	The Directive Establishing a Community Framework for the Nuclear Safety of Nuclear Installations: The EU Approach to Nuclear Safety, by Massimo Garribba, Amelia Chirtes and Monika Nauduzaite
	Harmonisation of Nuclear Liability in the European Union: Challenges, Option and Limits, by Jakub Handrlica

Nuclear Law Bulletin 83 (2009)
Articles	The Review Conference Mechanism in Nuclear Law: Issues and Opportunities, by Carlton Stoiber
	National Implementation and Enforcement of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaties, by Lisa Tabassi
	The Decommissioning of Asse II – Burden of the Past in the Federal Republic of Germany, by Hanns Näser

Nuclear Law Bulletin 82 (2008)
Articles	U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation and Non-Proliferation, by Yash Thomas Mannully
	Environmental Law and Nuclear Law: A Growing Symbiosis, by Sam Emmerechts

Nuclear Law Bulletin 81 (2008)
Articles	Looking Backward, Moving Forward: Licensing New Reactors in the United States, by Stephen G. Burns
	The EU and Non-Proliferation: Need for a Quantum Leap?, by Roland Kobia
	Environmental Law Developments in Nuclear Energy, by Stanley David Berger
	Perspective on the Pros and Cons of a Pooling-type Approach to Nuclear Third Party Liability, by Simon Carroll

Nuclear Law Bulletin 80 (2007)
Articles	Judicial Progress in Germany’s Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy, The Konrad Repository Decisions of 26 March 2007, by Gunther Kühne
	Critical Reflections on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, by Quentin Michel
	The “Incentive” Concept as Developed in the Nuclear Safety Conventions and its Possible Extension to Other Sectors, by Tammy de Wright

Nuclear Law Bulletin 79 (2007)
Articles	The Universal Legal Framework Against Nuclear Terrorism, by Walter Gehr
	The Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage: Catalyst for a Global Nuclear Liability Regime, by Ben McRae
	International Pooling of Operators’ Funds: An Option to Increase the Amount of Financial Security to Cover Nuclear Liability?, by Norbert Pelzer

Nuclear Law Bulletin 78 (2006)
Article	Right of Innocent Passage of Ships Carrying Ultra-hazardous Cargoes, by Miguel Sousa Ferro

Nuclear Law Bulletin 77 (2006)
Articles	Nuclear Transparency and Safety Act: What Changes for French Nuclear Law?, by Marc Léger and Laetitia Grammatico
	Revised Paris and Vienna Nuclear Liability Conventions – Challenges for Insurers, by Mark Tetley

Nuclear Law Bulletin 76 (2005)
Articles	International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, by Odette Jankowitsch-Prevor
	The International Regime on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, by Lourdes Vez Carmona
Supplement	Estonia: Radiation Act (2004)

Nuclear Law Bulletin 75 (2005)
Articles	The Reform of the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy and of the Brussels Supplementary Convention, by Roland Dussart Desart
	The Proliferation of International Nuclear Law's Actors: Resolution 1540 and the Security Council's Fight against Weapons of Mass Destruction falling into Terrorists' Hands, by Bruno Demeyer
	Protection of Nuclear Facilities against Aircraft Crash - Legal Aspects concerning Licensing and Supervision currently under disscusion in Germany, by Ulrike Feldmann
	Normative Rule Making at the IAEA: Codes of Conduct, by Anthony Wetherall
Supplement	Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 29 July 1960, as Amended by the Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964, by the Protocol of 16 November 1982, and by the Protocol of 12 February 2004 Convention of 31 January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy, as Amended by the Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964, by the Protocol of 16 November 1982, and by the Protocol of 12 February 2004

Nuclear Law Bulletin 74 (2004)
Articles	The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - Eight Years After the Opening of the Treaty for Signature: What is the Situation?, by Gilbert Le Goff and Denys Rousseau
	The Concept of Responsibility to Future Generations for the Management and Storage of Radioactive Waste, by Eugénie Vial
Supplement	Iceland: Act on Radiation Protection (2002)

Nuclear Law Bulletin 73 (2004)
Articles	Putting the Cart before the Horse - the Case against a New Regime covering Radioactive Waste Incidents during Transport, by Jeffrey A. Miller The Safety Regime covering Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste and its compatibility with the Trade Regime, by Lutz Strack
	Protection of Civilian Nuclear Installations in time of Armed Conflict, by Vanda Lamm
Supplement	Croatia: Act on Nuclear Safety (2003)

Nuclear Law Bulletin 72 (2004)
Articles	The IAEA Nuclear Safety Conventions: An Example of Successful "Treaty Management"?, by Gunther Handl
	Protection of Civilian Nuclear Installations in time of Armed Conflict, by Vanda Lamm
Supplement	Switzerland: Act on Nuclear Energy (2003)

Nuclear Law Bulletin 71 (2003)
Articles	The Public Right of Access to Information on Nuclear Energy under the Spanish Legal Regime, by Mariano Baena del Alcázar
	The Nuclear Weapon Non-Proliferation Treaty and Terrorism: The Consequences of 11 September 2001 on the Treaty Review Process, by Gilles Arbellot du Repaire
Supplement	Bulgaria: Act on the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy (2002)

Nuclear Law Bulletin 70 (2002)
Article	Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Law: An Irish Perspective, by Paul O'Higgins SC and Patrick McGrath BL
Supplement	Germany: Act on the Peaceful Utilisation of Atomic Energy and the Protection Against its Hazards (Atomic Energy Act) (2002)
	Slovenia: Act on Protection against Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Safety (2002) (Web only: not in print edition)

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Last reviewed: 6 August 2012

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