The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the North Atlantic Treaty

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In the article, the NATO arguments that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) contradicts both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its inspection regime are discussed. It is considered that the views expressed relating to the incompatibility of the two treaties are not so much legal as political. In the same context, the article also discusses whether judicially it would be possible for a NATO member to become a party to the TPNW. NATO member states have an obligation to strike a balance between the legal nuclear support ban undertaken in accordance with the NPT and the mutual solidarity commitment as ascribed to the NATO Treaty by taking institutional and technical measures. The potential for the TPNW to constitute lex non-scripta (common law) is also discussed among the topics considered in the article.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
• NATO
• lex non-scripta (common law)

NÜKLEER SİLAHLARIN YASAKLANMASI ANLAŞMASI ve NATO ANLAŞMASI

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Makalede NATO tarafından Nükleer Silahların Yasaklanması Anlaşmasının Nükleer Silahların Yayılmasının Önlenmesi Anlaşmasına ve onun denetim rejimine ters düştüğüne ilişkin olarak ileri sürülen iddialar ele alınmaktadır. İki anlaşmanın bağdaşmazlığına ilişkin olarak ileri sürülen görüşler hukuki olmaktan çok siyasi olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Aynı bağlamda makalede bir devletin NATO üyeliği ile Nükleer Silahların Yasaklanması Anlaşmasına taraf olmasının hukuken mümkün olup olmadığı ele alınmaktadır. NATO üyesi devletlerin Nükleer Silahların Yasaklanması Anlaşmasının gereği olarak hukuken nükleer destek yasağı ve NATO anlaşmasına istinat eden karşılıklı dayanışma mükellefiyeti arasında kurumsal ve teknik önlemler alarak bir denge kurma mükellefiyeti bulunmaktadır. Nükleer Silahların Yasaklanması Anlaşmasının teamül hukuku teşkil etme potansiyeli makalede ele alınan konular arasında yer almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nükleer Silahların Yasaklanması Anlaşması
• Nükleer Silahların Yayılmasının Önlenmesi Anlaşması
• NATO
• Teamül Hukuku

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