Journal articles and book chapters by Richard Moyes
Austrian Review of International and European Law, 2012
This article considers the role of civil society in the development of new standards around weapo... more This article considers the role of civil society in the development of new standards around weapons. The broad but informal roles that civil society has undertaken are contrasted with the relatively narrow review mechanisms adopted by states in fulfilment of their legal obligations. Such review mechanisms are also considered in the context of wider thinking about processes by which society considers new technologies that may be adopted into the public sphere. The article concludes that formalized review mechanisms, such as those undertaken in terms of Article 36 of Additional Protocol I (1977) of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, should be a focus of civil society attention in their own right as part of efforts to strengthen standard-setting in relation to emerging military technologies.
Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 2047-2054, 2012
Disarmament Times, Vol 34. no. 1, Summer 2011., 2011
Maret [ed.] Government Secrecy, Emerald Books 2011, 2011
Medicine, Conflict and Survival, Vol.26 No.1, January-March 2010, 2010
The Nonproliferation Review, July 2009, Volume 16.2, 2009
Papers by Richard Moyes
This report summarises the capacity of the landmine clearance sector to respond to mines other th... more This report summarises the capacity of the landmine clearance sector to respond to mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM), specifically anti-vehicle mines. It then looks at the humanitarian impact of MOTAPM contamination in a specific environment. A case study illustrates the efforts of humanitarian organisations to address problems faced by rural communities in Angola . These problems persist and are made worse because MOTAPM on roads prevent humanitarian organisations from gaining access to the population. MOTAPM are also seen to increase the cost of humanitarian assistance. The conclusions of the report complement evidence presented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) that MOTAPM have caused severe humanitarian problems in post-conflict environments
This chapter explores the interplay of what was and what wasn’t treated as a concern within a par... more This chapter explores the interplay of what was and what wasn’t treated as a concern within a particular stream of international diplomatic discussions regarding possible controls over explosive weapons between 1995 and 2014. From attention to “landmines” in the 1990s, through the problems of “explosive remnants of war,” “mines other than anti-personnel mines,” “cluster munitions” and the “use of explosive weapons in populated areas,” the last 20 years has seen an evolving track of interlinked diplomatic work that has produced new international legal treaties and political declarations.1 Such outputs have been presented as at least partial “solutions” to the humanitarian “problems” that these discussions have themselves served to frame and delineate.
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
ABSTRACT Experience in implementing both other WMD treaties and other humanitarian disarmament tr... more ABSTRACT Experience in implementing both other WMD treaties and other humanitarian disarmament treaties suggests that the TPNW regime can be effective in building and sustaining a global norm against nuclear weapons, even if no nuclear-armed state joins the treaty. Success will depend on the development of an active and diverse practitioner community focused on the core humanitarian aims of the treaty, practical implementation of its positive obligations, integration and communication with the wider international community, and further strengthening of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Austrian Review of International and European Law Online, 2013
International Review of the Red Cross, 2012
This article considers the role of civil society in the development of new standards around weapo... more This article considers the role of civil society in the development of new standards around weapons. The broad but informal roles that civil society has undertaken are contrasted with the relatively narrow review mechanisms adopted by states in fulfilment of their legal obligations. Such review mechanisms are also considered in the context of wider thinking about processes by which society considers new technologies that may be adopted into the public sphere. The article concludes that formalized review mechanisms, such as those undertaken in terms of Article 36 of Additional Protocol I (1977) of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, should be a focus of civil society attention in their own right as part of efforts to strengthen standard-setting in relation to emerging military technologies.
In recent years, states and non-governmental organizations have expressed concern about the human... more In recent years, states and non-governmental organizations have expressed concern about the humanitarian consequences of the category of technologies labelled 'explosive weapons', particularly in relation to their use in populated areas. This article seeks to outline the magnitude of these consequences as well as what can be done to reduce harms. In particular, it makes a case for how health approaches could help prevent the harms associated with this category of weapons. Attention is given to the types of evidence and argument that might be required to characterize explosive weapons. An overarching aim is to consider how alternative ways of understanding weapons and violence can create new opportunities for addressing harms from conflict.
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