The Sword in the Mirror – The Lawfulness of North Korea's Use and Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons Based on the United States' Legitimization of Nuclear Weapons

Authors

Charles J. Moxley, Jr.Follow

Abstract

This Article addresses the lawfulness of the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ("North Korea" or "DPRK"). I address the topic from three perspectives: 1) North Korea's own statements of the matter; 2) U.S. statements of the law as applied to its own nuclear weapons; and 3) my evaluation of the matter based on international law as stated by the United States and as found by the International Court of Justice in the Nuclear Weapons Advisory Decision.

Recommended Citation

Charles J. Moxley, Jr., The Sword in the Mirror – The Lawfulness of North Korea's Use and Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons Based on the United States' Legitimization of Nuclear Weapons, 27 Fordham Int'l L.J. 1379 (2003).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ilj/vol27/iss4/6