ABSTRACT

The 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a significant international achievement, although it faces opposition from the nuclear-armed states and some of their allies because it is intended to create impetus for a transition away from nuclear weapons, on which they rely for security. Now that the TPNW has entered into force internationally, its stakeholders face a range of practical decisions and other questions related to how to implement its provisions and build a sustainable multilateral regime that will contribute to the treaty’s overall goals. This article, by the issue’s guest editor, provides context for the TPNW’s emergence and the main categories of literature that have emerged on different aspects of the new regime, including some of the major TPNW-related debates. The article further outlines how each of the other thematic contributions to this journal issue fit within it and relate to each other. These include research articles on matters related to national implementation, treaty compliance for nuclear-armed states eventually wishing to join the TPNW, universalization, and building a sustainable treaty management culture. Commentaries from academic experts, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and civil society activists round out the issue.

摘要

2017 年的《禁止核武器条约》（TPNW）是一项重大的国际成就，尽管它面临着核武器国家及其一些盟国的反对，因为它旨在推动远离核武器的过渡。他们依靠安全。现在 TPNW 已在国际上生效，其利益相关者面临着一系列实际决定和其他问题，这些问题与如何实施其条款和建立一个可持续的多边制度有关，这将有助于条约的总体目标。这篇由本期客座编辑撰写的文章提供了 TPNW 出现的背景以及出现在新制度不同方面的主要文献类别，包括一些与 TPNW 相关的主要辩论。这篇文章进一步概述了对本期期刊的其他主题贡献如何与其相适应并相互关联。其中包括有关国家执行、最终希望加入 TPNW 的核武器国家遵守条约、普遍化和建立可持续条约管理文化的研究文章。学术专家、红十字与红新月运动以及民间社会活动家的评论完善了这个问题。