William H. Boothby is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. He retired from the RAF in 2011 as Deputy Director of Legal Services in the rank of Air Commodore. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg is the Chair of Public Law, in particular Public International Law, European Law and Foreign Constitutional Law, at Europa-Universität Viadrina in Germany.

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• 1. Introduction to the book; 2. Important legal preliminaries; 3. Resorting to the use of force in nuclear operations; 4. International and non-international armed conflicts; 5. The conduct of nuclear hostilities; 6. Neutrality; 7. Weapons law as it applies to nuclear weapons; 8. Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as they apply to nuclear operations; 9. Published national doctrines of nuclear weapon states; 10. The ICJ advisory opinion; 11. Nuclear disarmament and arms control; 12. Implications of international law for nuclear command, control and communications; Index.

William H. Boothby is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. He retired from the RAF in 2011 as Deputy Director of Legal Services in the rank of Air Commodore. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg is the Chair of Public Law, in particular Public International Law, European Law and Foreign Constitutional Law, at Europa-Universität Viadrina in Germany.

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• 1. Introduction to the book; 2. Important legal preliminaries; 3. Resorting to the use of force in nuclear operations; 4. International and non-international armed conflicts; 5. The conduct of nuclear hostilities; 6. Neutrality; 7. Weapons law as it applies to nuclear weapons; 8. Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as they apply to nuclear operations; 9. Published national doctrines of nuclear weapon states; 10. The ICJ advisory opinion; 11. Nuclear disarmament and arms control; 12. Implications of international law for nuclear command, control and communications; Index.