著者

吉田 靖之 Yoshida Yasuyuki ヨシダ ヤスユキ

出版者

大阪大学大学院国際公共政策研究科

雑誌

国際公共政策研究 (ISSN:13428101)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, no.1, pp.241-254, 2013-09

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This article examines current international legal efforts to interdict the maritime transport of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery system and related materials on the high seas. The US-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) has focused upon the proliferation of WMD and related materials, especially on the high seas. While this initiative is basically based upon the existing legal regime under municipal or international law, the "new" legal tools for the effective maritime interception/interdiction operations of WMD and related materials have been broadened. These new legal tools for maritime interdiction operations of WMD and related materials are United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, PSI Bilateral Ship-Boarding Agreements and the 2005 SUA Protocol. By analyzing these international legal materials, this article examines the current legal status and limits of maritime interception/interdiction operations of WMD and related material, as well as future perspectives.