ABSTRACT The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons requires States Parties to designate a “competent international authority or authorities” for negotiating and verifying the irreversible elimination of nuclear-weapons programs. Ensuring that such an authority or authorities is able to be fit for purpose when required to meet these tasks will be crucial for both the future implementation and legitimacy of the Treaty. To address this challenge, this article proposes the early creation of a two-part organizational structure, comprising an implementation support unit and a dedicated scientific and technical advisory body, to begin the process of institutionalizing the treaty, and build the technical basis for meeting its verification goals should a nuclear-weapon-possessing state decide to join. The article then discusses how such two-part structure could be scaled-up as a standing international organization tasked with the coordination of an ad hoc inspectorate, which would also cooperate and complement the work of existing nuclear verification organizations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency. This evolutionary and adaptive strategy to institution building could empower the new Treaty by supporting the emergence of a new regime complex for nuclear disarmament, while taking into account the initially limited financial and technical resources of its member states.

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适合目的：执行和核查《禁止核武器条约》的渐进战略

摘要《禁止核武器条约》要求缔约国指定“一个或多个主管国际当局”，以谈判和核实不可逆转地消除核武器计划。确保在需要执行这些任务时，一个或多个主管机构能够满足特定目的，这对于条约的未来执行和合法性都是至关重要的。为了应对这一挑战，本文建议尽早建立一个由两部分组成的组织结构，包括一个实施支持单位和一个专门的科学技术咨询机构，以开始将该条约制度化的过程，并为实现该条约奠定技术基础。拥有核武器国家决定加入的核查目标。然后，本文讨论了如何将这种由两部分组成的结构扩大为一个常设国际组织，负责协调一个特设视察局，该视察局还将合作并补充现有的核查证组织（如国际原子能组织）的工作机构。这种体制建设的进化性和适应性战略可以通过支持出现新的核裁军体制，同时考虑到其成员国最初有限的财政和技术资源，来赋权新条约。