Stuart Casey-Maslen is Honorary Professor at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Offers an overview of international law, policy and practice on nuclear weapons.

Cases and Materials; Introduction; 1. The development of nuclear weapons; 2. Use of nuclear weapons; 3. The treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; 4. The testing of nuclear weapons; 5. Agreements between Russia and the United States; 6. Treaties prohibiting nuclear weapons; 7. Verification; 8. Use and testing of nuclear weapons under international law; Concluding remarks on the future of nuclear arms control and disarmament; Select bibliography.