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BOARD
Co-Presidents
Judge Christopher Weeramantry,
Sri Lanka
Peter Weiss,
USA
Peter Becker,
Secretary, Germany
Vice Presidents
Pasquale Policastro, Poland
Kenji Urata, Japan
Phon Van den Biesen,
The Netherlands
Directors
B.N. Bhagwati, India
Bev T. Delong, Canada
Mark L. Entin, Russia
Teresa Freixes, Spain
Stig Gustafsson, Sweden
Fredrick Heffermehl, Norway
Jo Lau, Italy
Fabio Marcelli, Italy
Simon Reeves, New ZealandNasila Rembe, South Africa
Matt Robson, New Zealand
Meindart Stelling, The Netherlands
Allan Webb, New ZealandToshinori Yamada, Japan
Roberto Zamora, Costa Rica
Treasurer
Otto Jäckel, Germany
Consultant
Alyn Ware, Aotearoa-New Zealand
UN Liaison
John Burroughs, USA
Saul Mendlovitz, USA
Associated Member
George Farebrother, U. K.
Executive Director
Reiner Braun, Germany
International Coordinator
Jenny-Louise Becker, Germany
Robin Borrmann, Germany

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Colleges,
Dear Friends of IALANA,

Probably rare in recent years, have so many significant events accumulated
in such a short time; events which will bring us closer to achieve our ultimate goal, the abolition of nuclear weapons on the blue planet earth. The
goal of all events was - in addition to inform the public - to get started negotiations on a nuclear weapons convention or a similar treaty.
We inform with this newsletter•On the meeting of the Middle Power Initiative (MPI) in Berlin in February•On the event of the Government of Norway in Oslo on the humanitarianconsequences of the use of nuclear weapons and the associated events organized by ICAN.
•On events of the civil society at the NPT PrepCom in Geneva in late April /early May.
•On the IALANA board meeting in February and further planning of interesting activities of IALANA in 2013.

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Especially, we would like to refer to the Congress

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Contents“Quo Vadis NATO" in Bremen, 26.-28.04.2013, organized by German and Polish IALANA together with oth-Preface ….....................…..…..…...1

er legal organizations. Even if is not possible for you„Quo vadis NATO? „ Challenges for
Democracy and Law –Conference inBremen Program…………...………....3

to participate the legal, security and democratic theoretical questions to be addressed on the Congress
seem to us to be of general interest.

Oslo meeting review(John Borroughs).........................5With the hope of meeting some of you at the NPTOslo Conference (Leo Hoffman).....9

PrepCom in Geneva

MPI Berlin Framework Forum…..…11
Yours faithfully,
Board Meeting impressions(Reiner B.).................................13
Peter Becker
Report of JALANA General Assembly…….............................................17

Reiner Braun

Joint Program at NPT Precom(Lucas W.)…...............................20
Report on Uranium Amunition(Manfred Mohr)….........................22
Press release “No to War-No to
NATO (Lucas W.).........................24
German-French Seminar(Lucas W.).................................27
Editorial

Team:

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10117 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: (49) 30 2065 4857
Fax: (49) 30 2065 3837
www.ialana.net
Email: info@ialana.de

Braun,

Lucas

Wirl,

Elizabeth

GuerraPeace Education (Peter Becker)....29
Sarajevo Peace 2014
(Reiner B.)..................................30
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“Quo Vadis NATO? –Challenges for Democracy and Law”
26th April – 28th April 2013 in Bremen.
From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference “Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law”
will take place in Bremen. The main organizer of this event is the German section of the IALANA in cooperation
with the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen, chaired by Professor Andreas Fischer-Lescano.
The conference is linked to the meeting “Peace through Law?” held in June 2010 at the Humboldt University of
Berlin. The speeches from this meeting are being meanwhile published.
The Partners of the organizers are numerous organizations located in the socio-juridical environment to name afew 2Federation of German Scientists” (FGS), “Neue Richtervereinigung”, “Bundesfachausschuss der Richter und
Staatsanwälte in der Gewerkschaft Ver.di”, “Republikanischer Anwaltsverein” and the General Student’s Committee
at the University of Bremen.
The program of the conference is broad and explicitly designed to lead to an open discussion on many controversial issues affecting the military and security policy of NATO and its member states. The organizers have tried toinvite discussion partners who can bring very different perspectives, information and experience.

Friday, 26th April 2013

19:30 – 20:00 Introductory speech I

11:00-12:00
III. Plenary session“Examining historical facts to the debate about
9/11”“Human rights, military intervention and geopoliticalinterests”.

12:00-13:00

19:00 Opening

20:00 – 20:30

Introductory speech II“Military intervention to protect human rights?”
20:30 – 21:30
Debate to the topic: “Military intervention to protect
human rights?”
Saturday, 27th April 2013
9:30 – 13:00 Group of themes A: terrorism
and anti-terrorism
9:30 – 9:45

I. Plenary session

9:45 – 11:00
II. Plenary session"Experience with Gladio and the 'strategy of tension'in NATO member states"

IV. Plenary session

Panel discussion:"9/11 and the NATO alliance case legal demands on the decision of the NATO Councilof 4.10.2001 and its aftermath"
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00 Group of themes B: New geostrategic
concepts of the U.S. and NATO
15:30-16:00 tea and coffee break
16:00-18:00
Team I: Military operations, their legal and democratic control

IALANA NEWSII. Examining the facts in Team I:
Team I: Parliament decision on troops deployment- (amendment requirements of NATO; legal scrutiny by Parliament, etc.).
Team II: War and peace: participation and decisionmaking rights of citizens - informational and institutional requirements
Team III: Privatization of the military in the NATOmember states?
Team IV: The bombing of the hijacked fuel tankers
in Kunduz and the legal working in criminal, disciplinary and state liability
Team V: “NATO, Cyberwar and Law”
Team VI: "Military drones, killer machines, and thelaw”.
Team VII: "Media as a war party and the Law“Team VIII: “NATO as global player and the international law“

20:15-22:00

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Cultural Event
Sunday, 28th April 2013

9:30-11:30
PANEL I: The new anti-missile shield of the NATO in
Europe - political calculus and the Law '(including
stationing legal bases in Germany and other countries; compatibility with article VI of NPT and otherdisarmament commitments)
9:30-11:30
PANEL II: Targeted Killing by NATO allies and theLaw
9:30-11:30
PANEL III: Military research at universities
public research institutions and the right
11:30-12:30 Plenum

Place:
Friday (26.4.):
Konsul-Hackfeld-Haus,
Birkenstr. 34, 28195 Bremen
Saturday (27.4)/ Sunday (28.4.):
Bremen University (Universität Bremen)Center for European Law and Politics
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Oslo Events: Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons andInternational Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
By Dr. John Burroughs

Dear IALANA board members plus a few others affili-

while they would do their best in the event of a nuc-ated with IALANA: Herewith some updates. Special

lear explosion, it would simply be beyond their capa-

attention is warranted regarding strategy issues

city to provide the relief for survivors expected inarising from the Oslo meetings, discussed toward theother emergencies like earthquakes and floods. Mul-

end of the 1st item:

tiple nuclear explosions would be totally unmanageable for both national and international agencies.

I attended the Norway sponsored conference on thehumanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, March 4th-

Moreover, climate experts explained that in the event

5th, as well as the International Campaign to Banof a nuclear exchange involving dozens of warheads,

Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) civil society forum, Marchor more, exploded in urban areas, global cooling

2th-3th, both in Oslo. Alyn Ware, Toshinori Yamadacaused by the circulation of soot and smoke would

and others from JALANA, and Jackie Cabasso were

occur, in turn causing a drop in agricultural produc-

also present. LCNP and IALANA are members oftion leading to starvation for large numbers of

ICAN, but have not been centrally involved or in thepeople. The assembled diplomats, for many of whom

leadership. I attended an ICAN campaigners meeting

the information was new and shocking, listenedon March 7th and gained a better understanding ofclosely, and renewed vows to pursue the global elim-

what ICAN is up to.

ination of nuclear weapons. At the meeting's close,
Mexico announced that it will host a follow-up confer-

At the governmental conference, representatives ofence, reasonably soon (perhaps late this year?).

127 countries heard sobering assessments of the effects of nuclear explosions and the inability toprovide humanitarian relief in their aftermath. For the
first time, UN agencies, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the UN Development Programme, confirmed that international help
for the survivors of a nuclear explosion in an urban
area - those not immediately killed by the blast, heat,radiation, and firestorm effects, numbering in thetens or hundreds of thousands - would be far fromOnly two governments possessing nuclear arsenals,

adequate. National authorities, from Norway, Ro-

India and Pakistan, attended the conference. The

mania, and other countries, as well as the Red Cross,nuclear-armed Permanent Five of the Security Coun-explained that while they plan for incidents involving

cil, the United States, Britain, China, France, andchemical, biological and radiological releases, andRussia, made a joint decision not to attend.

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On March 5, at the Conference on Disarmament inIn the first ICAN presentation during the govern-

Geneva, they made separate statements to the effectmental conference, Nosizwe Baqwa, ICAN coordinat-that the Oslo conference is a diversion from a prac-or for Norway, said: “That nuclear weapons have nottical, "step-by-step" approach to reducing nuclear

already been clearly declared illegal –to sit, outdated,risks1. The US ambassador, Laura Kennedy, said thatalongside the other weapons of mass destruction – Is

the United States is well aware of the horrific effects

a failure of our collective social responsibility. Theof nuclear explosions and is seeking to avoid them bytime has come for committed states to correct that

“focusing our efforts and energy on practical steps

failure.” In the final ICAN presentation, Rebecca

we and others are taking to reduce nuclear weapon

Johnson, ICAN co-chair, said: “The catastrophic hu-

arsenals while strengthening nuclear security and themanitarian consequences make it an imperative tononproliferation regime.” This argument is far fromprevent any nuclear use or accidental detonation.

persuasive. The step-by-step approach is yielding
little in the way of results, and the emphasis on hu-

The

most

effective

guarantee

againstnuclearmanitarian consequences is in any case complement-

weapons use and accidents is to ban and eliminate

ary to both partial and comprehensive approaches tonuclear weapons. It is an anomaly in international

the control and elimination of nuclear arms.

law that nuclear weapons are the only remaining
weapons of mass destruction not subject to an expli-

Here’s a link to the ICAN civil society forum program

cit treaty prohibition. History shows that legal prohib-

for the weekend: http://www.goodbyenuk.es /pro-itions generally precede and facilitate the processes

gramme. It was a lively conference, with over 500

of stockpile elimination, not the other way around.

participants, many young, and many from countries

And history and experience also show that weaponsof the South and from other weapons disarmamentthat have been outlawed become delegitimized. They

campaigns (cluster munitions, landmines). I spoke onlose their political status, and so do not keep having

law at a side event, in the Speaker’s Corner, withmoney and resources invested in their production,

about 20 people present; a good discussion. Also

modernization, proliferation and perpetuation.”

Jackie and I participated in a roundtable organized by
Alyn at the Oslo parliament on March 4.

For one view of what having “committed” states leadthe way might imply, see this Article 36 publication,

The International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuc-

Banning Nuclear Weapons2, at pp. 20-23: It envis-

lear Weapons worked closely with Norway and madeages a treaty that would not necessarily include theseveral presentations during the governmental con-nuclear weapon states at the outset and would be

ference. ICAN is urging that “committed states” leadmore in the nature of a relatively simply ban on use

the way to “banning” nuclear weapons.

and possession, with a limited provision re disarmament/elimination, rather than a comprehensive treaty
like the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention1

See
http://reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmamentfora/cd/2013/statements2

http://www.article36.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/02/Report_web_23.02.13.pdf

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addressing all aspects of disarmament of existing ar-work could begin without nuclear weapons states on

senals and maintenance of a nuclear weapons-free

a convention, referring to the model NWC and saying

world.

there are other models too, but whether they envisage concluding it without NWS was not stated (andwould seem rather inconsistent with the notion of acomprehensive convention). Finally, regarding both
Oslo meetings, international humanitarian law wasdeliberately not made part of the agenda, despite thefact that it is a significant (not the only) componentof the interventions on humanitarian nuclear disarmament by the Red Cross in the last three years as

The idea in good part is to change the overall politic-

well as the 35-nation Joint Statement made in theal/legal framework, which is now mainly structure by

General Assembly last fall. However, IHL was re-

the UN and NPT, which are dominated or blocked byferred to, though not emphasized, by Red Cross rep-states possessing nuclear arsenals. There are Article

resentatives and some governments during the gov-

36 representatives on the ICAN steering group. The

ernmental conference. Also, in the first ICAN present-

name of the group refers to article 36 of the 1977

ation, Nosizwe Baqwa made some cogent remarks,

Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions thatwhich however tend to point as much or more to-requires states to review new weapons, means andward the need for an explicit prohibition on use thanmethods of warfare.

to existing illegality of use:

What the view of states participating in the Oslo con-

“But the immediate effects of just a single nuclear

ference is regarding a non-nuclear weapon states

weapon are shocking and overwhelming enough.

driven treaty process (whether to have one, and how

They go far beyond what can be considered accept-

and what) was not clear from their statements, nor isable. The blinding flash leaves people sightless –it otherwise clear to me. Many governments gener-

though blinding weapons have been outlawed. The

ally called for complete nuclear disarmament, using

massive blast will level cities – although carpet

various terms, as they do in other forums. Only one

bombing with conventional explosive weapons has

government, Switzerland, seemed plainly to be talk-been outlawed. The searing heat and spreading fires

ing about conclusion of a treaty that would not ne-

will melt steel, engulf homes and can coalesce into a

cessarily, at the outset, involve nuclear weapon

firestorm that will suck the air from anyone still

states. Switzerland said that an additional interna-breathing – though incendiary weapons are outlawedtional instrument is needed to prohibit nuclear

from use in urban areas. And the survivors of theseweapons; it’s a much needed element to facilitate

effects may yet be poisoned by radioactive fallout –further concrete disarmament steps; it would pro-that breaks down their bodies over the days andgressively delegitimize weapons and advance steps

weeks that follow – though the use of poison has

to world without nuclear weapons. Malaysia said

been outlawed in war.”

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Here’s a Reaching Critical Will link for statements

3)

made at conference by ICRC, governments, ICAN

Conditions and Building the Framework for a Nucle-

and others: http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/dis-ar Weapons-Free World”, February 21th-22th, wasarmament-fora/others/oslo-2013/statements

definitely a success. Here’s a preliminary report andMorebackground:

http://www.reachingcritical-

will.org/disarmament-fora/others/oslo-2013
Other links: Conference page by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including presentations, statements, chair's summary etc.:http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/selected-topics/humanitarianefforts/humimpact _2013.html?id=70860

statement, speeches etc.: http://www.icanw.org/action/humanitarian-impact-of-nuclear-weapons-4-5march/#.UThqk9aePsO
video

statement

http://middlepowers.org/events/Berlin_FF/summary.html
It was sponsored by the Middle Powers Initiative and
the Parliamentarians Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND). Peter Weiss, Reiner Braun, Lucas Wirl, Jackie Cabasso, and Alyn Wareand Jackie made a presentation on irreversibility.
Reiner was a co-organizer of a well-attended February 20 public event at which Otto Jaeckel spoke.
I

made

at

conference:

http://youtu.be/V7t6BmRzDS0
2) In Oslo, Reaching Critical Will released an excellent new publication, Unspeakable Suffering – thehumanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, examining
health, environmental, economic and other aspects. I
have a chapter on IHL focusing on Red Cross/Joint
Statement featured rules.
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publications-and-research/publications/7422-unspeakable-suffering-the-humanitarian-impact-of-nuclear-weapons
My piece is in this part: http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Publications/Unspeakable/PartIV.pdf

links to presentations:were present. Alyn made dinner remarks re PNNDICAN conference page including summary, press

ICAN

The Berlin Framework Forum, “Creating the

wrote

the

briefing

paper

http://middle

powers.org/events/Berlin_FF/Berlin_Brief.pdf,

andchaired the planning committee. This was Tadatoshi
Akiba’s first public event as MPI chair and he handled
the role well.

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up that according to modern climate models, up to abillion people around the world would risk starvation

Leo Hoffman

due to the reduced sunlight. India and Pakistan

Military weapons have been traditionally judged byhave duplicated the amount of warheads, while theits effects. Their impacts must be confined to

doctrines of Russia and the USA missions require thecombatants,

use of several hundred nuclear weapons.

anddistinguishedfromcivilians.

Weapons that cannot be used in a discriminatory
manner are prohibited according to all standards ofinternational humanitarian law. These humanitarianminimum standards must be maintained even during
wars, and serious violations are punished by theInternational
Therefore,

Criminal
weapons

Court
of

in

mass

The

Hague.

destructionareprohibited; biological and chemical weapons are
already subject to comprehensive conventions thatgovern and verify their abolition. So far the nuclear
weapons represent an international legal anomaly:
Two decades after the fall of the wall, there are stillnine

countries

that

supposedly

neednuclearweapons for their security - and rising.

The States participating in the Conference, including
India and Pakistan, agreed with the experts of theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, that incase of a nuclear explosion adequate rapid response
was possible. The German delegation reiterated that

From 3th-4th March, 127 countries and UN agencies

no matter how well-prepared, rapid responses could

such as OCHA, UNDP and UNHCR have taken part at

ever be adequate. The World would have no militarya diplomatic conference in Oslo, in order to get aor no humanitarian

picture of the humanitarian consequences of nuclear

capacity to do so. The logical consequence is that

weapons´ use. This new focus on their effects is an

the unacceptable humanitarian consequences -historical breakthrough, pursued by the International

hundreds of thousands dead and the collapse ofCampaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) sincevital infrastructure - must be avoided at all costs,

its establishment in 2007.

regardless of the old strategic arguments with which

At the Conference, the immediate effects of nuclear

organization

withenoughthe nuclear-states hold out humanity.

weapons (blast, heat, radiation) were examined, as

The Norwegian government undertakes a great risk

well as their medium-and long-term effects which

participating at Conference, because as a member

the American doctor Ira Helfand (ICAN) broughtof NATO undergoes heavy pressure from themost eloquently to the table: From the use of about"nuclear alliance" since the NATO states, France,

50 nuclear weapons so much smoke would stirred

Britain and the United States show reluctant toaddress the humanitarian impact of their weapons.
Accordingly, the government was conceived as

IALANA NEWStechnical

knowledge

sharingandlearning

modernization

of

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The

international

experience. Nevertheless, almost all NATO countries

community has recognized the fact that all states are

were present for the conference, and participated

responsible for a successful disarmament, and theconstructively in the discussions: In addition to

governments have a duty to protect their populations

Germany, other states also took the word, such as

from the regional and globally consequences ofTurkey, the Netherlands, Italy and Canada- who isnuclear weapons deployments: Even the generalstill ready to use U.S. nuclear weapons on theirsmoking ban was enforced by the non-smokers.

territories. The Norwegian initiative is inter alia
urgent as some of the nuclear weapons states are
fragile and unpredictable, as in the cases ofchronically unstable Pakistan and the despotic
regime in North Korea. The U.S. and Russia, on theother hand, have thousands of nuclear weapons in
immediate readiness; India and Pakistan havealready fought three wars around the region ofGermany sees itself as a particularly progressive
state in nuclear disarmament, supported by a large
majority of the population. At the same time,
Germany has not even managed to leave the nuclear
weapons stationed in the air base in Büchel U.S.,
which are now being modernized for about $ 10
billion.

Kashmir. With a total of 19,000 nuclear weapons,

The blocked disarmament machinery of the United

there are many opportunities to technical andNations has also failed: The UN Conference onhuman error, and even terrorists could acquire theDisarmament in Geneva since 1996 had not being

weapons during a crisis situation. The documented

able

accidents with nuclear weapons are almost all fromhumanitarian argument with respect to nuclear

the United States, the real figure must therefore bedisarmament and its complementary steps andmuch higher. Even in the U.S. is likely to be just theprocesses have led to a new urgency to revive thetip of the iceberg in the public domain - no one is

nucleartoo happy about something which could accidentallypermanent Conference on Disarmament and the UN

threaten humanity. Since they exist, their use

General Assembly a common goal: these grotesquecannot be excluded from further spread, so more

weapons should be abolished once and for all.

and more irrational, desperate, poor countries get
nuclear weapons, such as North Korea's recent
behavior. Only rapid and credible disarmament can
prevent the further proliferation.
The nuclear weapon states boycotted the conference´s majority with the excuse of: not taking part "Notto be distracted from their current, practical steps fornuclear disarmament". All states have signed theinternational law on nuclear disarmament, but thismoves slowly forward and gets nullified by thetoachievemore

nonproliferation

on

their

treaty,agenda.

havingThethe"Mexico is not the worst place to eliminate nuclear
weapons!"- Espen Barth Eide, Norway's Foreign
Minister.
The conference ended with Mexico announcing tohost a follow-up meeting at the end of the year,
which could lead the conference on the humanitarianconsequences of nuclear weapons into a process:state representatives and civil society in the hall andin front of the conference center cheered. The modus
operandi to ban unacceptable types of weapons by

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an international treaty, which does not have to be

184 countries are today better without nuclear

universal

open

weapons. The nuclear-states need to meet theirarchitecture, achieved successfully in 1997, to ban

responsibilities as we increase the pressure on theirland mines and cluster munitions. An explicit

disarmament, in order to finally defuse this ticking

prohibition of nuclear weapons treaty would rob theirtime bomb.

from

day

one,

but

has

an

prestige, and pave the way for their transparent andmutually verifiable elimination.

For the original version in german visit: http://www.freitag.de/autoren/leo-axt/historische-konferenz-zur-nuklearen-abruestung

The Berlin Framework Forum: February 20-22, 2013
Creating the Conditions and Building the Framework
for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World was the title of
the Berlin Framework Forum, a new initiative designed to help implement the decisions of the 2010
NPT Review Conference leading to the elimination of
nuclear weapons.
26 governments, 12 parliamentarians (from Germany
as well as other states), the United Nations and someof the preeminent research institutions in the field
took part in the February 20-22 event. The conference was presided over by Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba, in his

Amb. Mohamed H, of Egypt; Amb. Hellmut Hoffmann, Permanent
Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament; Ms.
Uta Zapf, MP, Germany, PNND Co-President; Dr. Ernst Hillebrand,

first public function as the Chairman of MPI, and by

Head of the Department for International Policy Analysis, Friedrich

Ambassador Rolf Nikel, Commissioner of the German

Ebert Foundation; Amb. Rolf Nikel, Commissioner of the German

Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament.

Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament; MPI Chairman Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba; H.E. Mr. Ralph Scheide, Ambassador ofAustria to Germany; Dr. Wolfgang Maier, Deputy Head of European
and International Cooperation,Konrad Adenauer Foundation; Ms.
Susanne Baumann, Head of Division, Nuclear Disarmament, Arms
Control and Non-Proliferation, Foreign Ministry of Germany.

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The Forum was sponsored by MPI and Parliamentari-a “framework of separate, mutually reinforcing in-ans for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament,

struments”The topics of the Forum were divided intowith the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofseveral categories – cooperative, common and stra-

Germany, the Federal Ministry for European and In-

tegic security, conditions for zero and building theternational Affairs of Austria, the Friedrich Ebert

Framework. Within these categories, various security

Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, andmodels and arrangements were discussed, as well as

Rissho Kosei-kai.

the issue of “strategic balance” (including the issue ofparity or reciprocity), effective governance, irrevers-

In his opening remarks, Dr. Akiba said, “You will notethat we are focusing on two acts that are both posit-

ibility,transparency,

verification,

process

andstrategy.

ive and forward-looking – ‘creating’ and ‘building.’‘Creating the conditions” will seek to answer the

The briefing paper provided a basis for the discussion

question of what are the conditions – as opposed to

and was frequently referred to by speakers. Three

preconditions – that would accelerate the forward

working groups discussed reducing the role of nucle-

movement, while ‘building the framework’ will exam-

ar weapons in doctrine, regional security arrange-

ine how we can create a process expressly devoted

ments and missile defense.

to establishment of a nuclear weapons-free world.”
The Framework Forum derives its name and founding
principle from the statement in the Final Document of
the 2010 Review Conference “affirm[ing] that allstates need to make special efforts to establish thenecessary framework to achieve and maintain aworld without nuclear weapons.”

This language draws from Secretary-General Ban Kimoon’s five-point plan for disarmament that calls forthe negotiation of a nuclear weapons convention or

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Impressions about the IALANA board meeting

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Impressive examples of the activities of the national
IALANA section, were also reflected by the current

February 2013, Berlin
These thoughts do not replace a protocol. But they
may give an impression of the atmosphere, the ideas
and the strength of constitiution of the international
IALANA.
The board meeting took place at the end of an exhausting and eventful week for all of us, and – acording to one of both present chairmen Peter Becker –it was maybe the biggest one, at least during the lastyears. It was the first one at the new office of the international IALANA.

report from the japanese JALANA and the planning of
the german IALANA with the kongress „Quo vadis
NATO“ in Bremen. With thoughts about a Vancouver conference nr. 2, an idea which was further developed at the meeting, and which may bring new
ideas and energy to the „Anti nuclear movement“.
It was clear to everyone: The abolition of nuclear
weapons and the nuclear weapons convention is thevisionary goal, to which we feel connected, and forwhich we will stand up

together and with manyothers again and again! Thats why we will also bepart in Oslo, and forming activly the PrepCom in Geneva! We are part of multiple international Networks– as well and precisly because of Alyn Ware.We wanttogain the involvement of young people for this:

therefore the idea of an international summer schoolof IALANA found a quite exciting intake . August/
September 2013 at Ostsee for a peaceful and fair,sustainable world without nuclear weapons. Therefore we want to meet, work, live and celebrate!New allies, new IALANA sections, we keep on going. In BelThe meeting did reflect the recognition, that IALANA
has had by politicians and diplomatics, for it’s constructive role (e.g. at the MPI meeting) during thedays before! Special thanks therefore go to Peter
Weiss and John Burroughs, as well as for the international peace movement. The presence of the chairmen Ingeborg Breinis and Thomas Magnussen andthe general secretary Colin Archer from IPB, in someparts of the meeting made this clear, once again. It
testified the ability of action and coalition of IALANA,
with the big and convincing opening event at the
Humboldt University.

gium we are building up one, and for more we aremaking an effort. Everyone promises to use his contacts and to help.

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An old and always recent topic on the board mee-

For all of us the commitment – that will certainly

tings: the awarding of the nobel peace price, that arehave some special peaks in 2014 before the 100

quite opposed to any form of peace. We want to go

years anniversary of the first world war – will conti-

back to the roots: Nobel peace price for commitment

nue intensively for the international IALANA almost

to peace in the sense of Nobel. Especially Frederichwithout any financial resources. A sad but always re-

Heffermehl has kept working on that, like Jo Lau du-turning topic. But the IALANA achieves so much, duering the process about the involvement of Italy andto its competences and commitment. And thats how

Germany in war crime during the time of fascism.

its going to stay – specially after this board meeting.
Thats why the good wine (and the food) from Peter
Becker during the following „get together“ was especially tasty for us.
Reiner Braun

Opening Remarks by Dr. Tadatoshi
Akiba, Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

The Berlin Framework Forumknow, this is my first public function as the new
Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative. As Mayorof Hiroshima I have always started anything bylistening to the citizens’ voices. And the most important groups among them are the hibakusha and children.For decades, their voices have not been heard
in the rarefied corridors of national legislature or diplomacy.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues andfriends, It is my distinct honor to welcome you to
the Berlin Framework Forum. As many of you may

I am happy to report that glacial changes occurred inthis respect as exemplified by the World Court

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Project which transformed citizens’ voices to the de-of patch and sewing them together along the com-

crees by the highest court on earth.

mon hem. A patchwork quilt symbolizes diversity and

MPI is another such mechanism where civil society’s
voices, that is citizens’ voices, are being transformed

as a result is also symbol of a city whose very important characteristic is diversity.

and reflected in the deliberation by governments,

We meet today in Berlin, a city with diversity. This isdiplomats, experts, civil society leaders of the highest

a particular honor for me since this great and historic

credentials to formulate a nuclear weapons free map

capital is a member of Mayors for Peace, an organiz-for the future. What is quite unique about MPI is that

ation I had the privilege of leading when I was theit then reports the result of such laborious efforts

Mayor of Hiroshima. I want to thank Foreign Ministerback to the citizens where the whole process had

Westerwelle and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofstarted. I hope that very soon we would be able toGermany for hosting us in their home.

deliver a report to them that the world has finally decided to abolish all nuclear arsenals.

The Framework Forum is the latest project in the 14year history of MPI. From 2005 to 2010 – obviously

Although it may take several more years before thatthe interim between the two NPT Review Confer-happens, for the aging hibakusha every minuteences – MPI worked with a wide range of govern-

he/she must live knowing that nuclear weapons arements, think tanks, NGOs and other international act-

still with us is a cause for great anxiety.

I haveors to conduct the Article VI Forum, dedicated toheard recently from my hibskusha friends who

help ensure a successful and substantive outcome forpassed away, “I am sorry I could not see the coming

the 2010 NPT Review Conference. Following the suc-of a nuclear weapons free world with my own eyes.”cess of that Review Conference, MPI took stock of

As they spoke for the last time:

Mr. Ishida, Mr.

the evolving international conditions and decided to

Takahashi, and Mr.Nakasawa just name three out oflaunch a new initiative designed to carry forward themany more who died within a few years.

progress made at the Review Conference.

While there are people like these hibakusha who wish

The Framework Forum derives its name and founding

nuclear weapons eliminated as soon as possible,

principle from the statement in the Final Document of

there are others who stubbornly deny and opposethe 2010 Review Conference:such wishes. Naturally, there is a tension between

that all states need to make special efforts to estab-these two sentiments. Instead of simply putting

lish the necessary framework to achieve and main-these differences to continue, MPI has been reaching

tain a world without nuclear weapons.”out to all stakeholders including those opposing ourviews in an effort to engage them in constructive dialogues.

it - quote - “affirms

This language is draw from Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon’s five-point plan for disarmament that calls
for the negotiation of a nuclear weapons convention

The process reminds me of creating a beautiful,or a “framework of separate, mutually reinforcing in-warm, creative and strong patchwork quilt by finding

struments.”

a common edge between totally different pieces

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MPI takes these two statements as its compass point

You will note that we are focusing on two acts thatfor the Framework Forum.

are both positive and forward-looking – “creating”

The objective of the Forum is to provide an ongoing,
informal setting where the legal, technical, political,

and “building.” “Creating the conditions” will seek toanswer the question of what are the conditions – asand institutional components that would enable a

opposed to preconditions – that would accelerate

nuclear weapons free world can be identified and de-the forward movement, while “building the frame-veloped to build political momentum towards thework” will examine how we can create a process ex-commencement of formal negotiations for a legal ban

pressly devoted to establishment of a nuclear

on nuclear weapons.

weapons-free world.

Leading up to this Forum, we hosted two roundtables

As outlined in the briefing paper written for us by Dr.

to gauge the interest of governments in the Frame-

John Burroughs, the Executive Director of the Law-

work Forum idea.

The first was hosted by Austria

yers Committee on Nuclear Policy, “A comprehensive

and was held in Vienna in May 2012 and the second,

approach to nuclear disarmament, involving at least a

hosted by Germany, was held in October at German

preparatory process, should ... be pursued in parallel

House in New York. At both of these events, diplo-with work on measures now on the agenda andmats and experts – including many of the people sit-

would stimulate and reinforce progress on thoseting in this hall today – offered thoughtful and in-measures.” Our plenaries and working groups overdepth ideas on the best ways to move forward. We

the next two days are designed to examine thosewere heartened by the sincerity and vision expressedmeasures.

at these roundtables and have incorporated theseideas into our own vision for our work.

As the former Mayor of Hiroshima and President ofMayor for Peace, I am profoundly proud of initiatives

At the New York roundtable, the UN High Represent-

we undertook including “Vision 2020” and “Cities are

ative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Angela Kane, poin-

not Targets.” Mayors from around the world – andted to the Secretary-General’s use of the phrase

the hundreds of millions of citizens they represent –“framework of separate, mutually reinforcing instru-

have stood up and spoken in one, unequivocal voicements,” and said, “This is a term that serves to relatesaying that nuclear weapons are unworthy of us andthe whole of a subject to its parts.

The five-point

must be eliminated before these weapons eliminate

proposal does not claim that a single nuclear

us. And now, as Chairman of MPI, I will continue

weapons convention is the only way to achieve globalthat campaign.

zero.

But it does indicate that an alternative ap-

proach to this goal involving a variety of instruments
must ensure that they are intended to advance nuclear disarmament.“Which brings us to the theme ofthis Forum: “Creating the Conditions and Building the
Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World.”

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Before I turn the floor over to our other co-sponsors,
I would be terribly remiss if I did not acknowledge
the role of the founding chairman of MPI and myimmediate predecessor, Senator Douglas Roche.
Senator

Roche

is

an

accomplisheddiplomat,politician,scholar, activist and author. The hallmarks of his career have been a clear moral vision of a just andpeaceful world, a deep faith in the essential good-

to fulfill that vision.

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MPI would not exist without

Doug’s energy and commitment. I’m sure I speak for
all of us when I wish Doug all the blessings and kindthoughts we can muster as he continues his work of
one of the great peacemakers of his generation.
Thank you for your attention

Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba.

ness of human beings, and great skills - in both action and words – in mobilizing people and institutions

Report from JALANA-Japan
Toshinori Yamada, Yaeka Inoue
1. General Assembly
JALANA held a general assembly on November 10,
2012 in Tokyo. About 20 members and guests
gathered, discussed, and adopted a resolution that
includes the current situation on nuclear issues, reports and plans of our activities, personnel and finance. After the assembly a symposium “Toward theanti-nuclear legislation” was held. Kazue Mori, amember of the project team for the nuclear abolitionof Japan Federation of Bar Associations, reported ona model bill to prohibit nuclear weapons drafted by
the project team. Toshinori Yamada commented on
the draft in the view of international law. Kenji Urata
analyzed the historical background and future prospect of the Three Nonnuclear Principles in Japan.

early in August, and met lawyers in Osaka, Hiroshima, and Tokyo, and gave lectures vigorously at theWorld

Conference

againstAtomic&HydrogenBombs, Osaka Association for a Non-Nuclear Government, Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA). Their remarks were welcome at every
event. As reported at the previous board meeting in
Vienna and the IALANA newsletter, JALANA co-organized “Nuclear Power Plant and Human Rights -the Nationwide Research and Exchange Conferencein Fukushima.” Throughout the event, the organizers
and participants of the conference reaffirmed the significance and necessity of cooperation among lawyers, scientists, journalists, and citizens beyond eachfield. In order to continue working together, they established a network for the “Nuclear Power Plant and2. The activities against nuclear energy in Ja-

Human Rights.” On January 25, 2013, an event “To-panward a society without nuclear energy” was held inJapan Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms
(JALANA) invited two members of German IALANA:
Pres. Peter Becker and Reiner Braun, executive director. They stayed in Japan from the end of July toTokyo in commemoration of the establishment of the“Nuclear Power Plant and Human Rights” Network. At
the event, a doctor and some lawyers gave lectureson the damage of the accident of the Fukushima
Nuclear Power Plant.

IALANA NEWS3. Anti-nuclear legislation

JALANA prepared a booklet “Recommendations forJapan’s Three Nonnuclear Principles have been kept
as a fixed national policy. The tenets state that Japanshall

neither possess

nor manufacture

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nuclearthe Oslo Conference to Confirm the Inhumanity of
Nuclear Weapons.” Its contents are below:
1)

The Activities of the Japan Association of

weapons, nor shall it permit their introduction into

Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (JALANA) – As a law-

Japanese territory. However, the policy failed to leg-yer fighting alongside the Hibakusha (Takeya Sasaki,

ally bind Japanese and foreign governments, as theattorney at law, the president of JALANA).

problem of the US- Japan secret agreement thatmight permit US warships equipped with nuclear
weapons to call at Japanese ports came to light.
We found the necessity of providing the Principles asa law. Japan Federation of Bar Associations organized a project team for the nuclear abolition, many ofwhich are also JALANA members. The project team
drafted a model bill to prohibit development, manu-

2) An Appeal from Japan, as a victim of nuclear war,to save humanity from nuclear destruction: Using theJapanese Constitution to build a world free from war(Masanori Ikeda, attorney at law).
3) The Trials for Recognition of A-Bomb Injuries andthe Feeling of Hibakusha (Masayoshi Naito, attorneyat law).

facture, possession, and allowing the entry of nuclear

4) What the Shimoda Case Achieved and Its Contem-

weapons into Japanese territory. Together with theporary Significance (Yasuhisa Ogura, LL. D., lecturer

project team, JALANA is making an effort to realize

in international law at Meiji University, Tokyo).

an anti-nuclear legislation.
5) Emerging Rights to the Reparation of Hibakusha
4. The ICAN Civil Society Forum in Oslo
JALANA is going to send a delegation to the international conference on humanitarian impact of nuclear

and Nuclear Disarmament (Toshinori Yamada, LL.
M., lecturer in international law at Meiji University,
Tokyo).

weapons in Oslo, Norway. The Peace Boat, the Hid-6)

ankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Suf-world (Ken-ichi Ohkubo, attorney at law, Secretary

ferers Organization), IPPNW, and JALANA proposed a

General of JALANA). In addition to the booklet,

workshop at the Civil Society Forum in order to illus-

JALANA prepared an appeal calling for the following

trate the inhumanity of the atomic bombs in Hiroshi-

five things: 1) Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki;ma and Nagasaki. The Hibakusha will bear testimony

2) Realize a Nuclear Weapons Convention as soon

to their experiences. A delegate from JALANA will re-as possible; 3) Reduce the threat of use of nuclear

port a problem we have found during the collective

weapons; 4) Ensure that nuclear weapon states ful-

lawsuits for the compensation for the A-bomb related

fill their responsibility to disarm; and 5) Envision a

diseases.

world without nuclear weapons or war. The deleg-No More Hibakusha – For a nuclear-freeates will hand out copies of the appeal to the participants of the conference in Oslo.

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5. Publication of “The Criminality of Nuclear

7. The collective lawsuits for the recognition ofEnergy and Nuclear Deterrence”

A-bomb disease

Prof. Kenji Urata edited and published a book titled

In July 2012, a meeting for ending and reporting“The Criminality of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear De-

the collective lawsuits for the recognition of A-bomb

terrence.” The book includes Japanese translation of

disease was held in Tokyo, though some cases aresome chapters extracted from “The Criminality ofstill pending. Legislation was adopted unanimously

Nuclear Deterrence” (Francis A. Boyle), its Foreword

for the establishment of a committee to consider im-（ Philip Berrigan), “Nuclear Reactor Catastrophe Inprovement of the certification system of the A-bomb

Japan: An Open Letter To The World From Juge

related diseases and their compensation. Two fam-

Weeramantry” (C. G. Weeramantry), and “The Chal-

ous Hibakusha became members of the committee.

lenge of Nuclear Ablition” (Peter Weiss). The bookInside the committee the Hibakusha and the Govern-consists of two parts: Part 1) From Hiroshima toment are continuing to exchange opinions. Lawyers

Fukushima; and Part 2) The Criminality of Nuclear

who have fought for the Hibakusha are demanding a

Deterrence. Part 1 is based on the theses written byradical change in the attitude of the Government.

Prof. Urata (the editor and author of the book). He
points out the criminality of nuclear energy relating it

8. Sad news regarding Keisuke Okada

to nuclear weapons. Part 2 is based on the transla-

Keisuke Okada, a board member of JALANA, whotion of “The Criminality of Nuclear Deterrence” (Fran-attended the 2009 IALANA General Assembly in Ber-cis A. Boyle, Clarity Press: Atlanta, 2002), whichlin, passed away from the liver cancer on February 5,

refers to the criminality and illegality of the nuclear

2013. We thank the German IALANA for sending adeterrence and the threat or use of nuclear weapons.

letter of condolence. Kenichi Okubo and Yaeka Inoue

6. The 50th anniversary of the Shimoda Case

went to his funeral as well as Prof. Kenji Urata andMasanori Ikeda, and gave the letter to his family.

This year is the 50 anniversary of the judgment of

hey really appreciated it. Keisuke Okada often said

the Shimoda Case (Tokyo District Court, December 7,that he had good time in Berlin and it was great to1963) that declared the atomic bombing in Hiroshima

make friends with IALANA colleagues. He welcomed

and Nagasaki was illegal under the international law.

Peter Becker and Reiner Braun when they visited Ja-

JALANA is planning an event in commemoration of

pan in August 2012, though he could not to go to seethth

the 50 anniversary of the historic judgment.

them because of his disease. His trip to Berlin was
his last opportunity of traveling abroad unfortunately.
Probably he is wishing to be present at this board
meeting.

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Joint Programme at NPT PrepCom, IALANA - INES – IPB
February 2013, Geneva
NGO conference room at the Palais des Nations with the support of Stiftung Friedensbildung

1. Nuclear Weapons in EuropeWith:

US nuclear weapons as well as British and French still
remain on the European continent – soon they will

ReinerGhoshroy

Braun(MIT),

3.

in efforts of disarmament, how can modernization betion movement

free zone?

Andrew

INES),

Lichterman

Subrata(WSLF)

Moderation: Ingeborg Breines (IPB)be modernized. How can these stockpiles be included
stopped, how can Europe become a nuclear weapons(IALANA/

Strategy of the nuclear weapons aboli-

Different paths – i.e lobbying, political and citizens`
actions - on how to reach a world free of nuclear

Monday April 22, 10-13

weapons are being discussed. How can we reach aworld free of nuclear weapons in our lifetime? Which

Conveners: IALANA, INES, INESAP, NAPF
With: Jürgen Scheffran (INES), Kate Hudson (CND
UK), Arielle Denis (ICAN), Jackie Cabasso (WSLF),
Susi Snyder (Pax Christi) Moderation: David Krieger(NAPF)

role can play the nuclear weapons convention?
Wednesday April 24, 10-13
Conveners: IALANA, INES, IPB
With: Alyn Ware (PNND), Arielle Denis (ICAN), Yayoi

2. Modernisation and New Weapons Systems

Tsuchida (Gensuikyo), Aaron Tovish (Mayors forand their Scientific and Research Background

Peace)All official and unofficial nuclear weapons states are

Moderation: Reiner Braun (IALANA)

modernizing their arsenals. A new arms race of all
nuclearweaponsstatesistakingplace.

New technological weapons systems increasingly areseen as progressive war systems. Science and engineering are a driving force in the development of thewar machine. What are alternatives and what is thescientific background of this “technological advancements”?
Tuesday April 23, 15-18
Conveners: INES, IPB, WFC

4 .Ecological consequences of war: the case ofdepleted uranium and other toxic remnants
Focus is eenvironmental protection from toxic remnants of war. Discussed will be the limited scope ofexisting environmental protection during conflict, theapplicability of customary legal norms, and humanrights, environmental justice and jus post bellum.
Friday, April 26, 13:15-14:45
Conveners: IALANA, ICBUWWith: Manfred Mohr (IALANA), Doug Weir (ICBUW),Dr.

MohamedGhalaieny

Moderation: Colin Archer (IPB)(TRW

Project),

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Independent events during the NPT PrepCom:

Location: Maison des Associations

I.

IV.

Military Research and Civil Alternatives,

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Nuclear Technology as Dinosaur-Tech-i.e. Civil Clausenologies and the Role of the IAEA in promot-

Science plays a role in the creation of problems foring renewable energy and IRENA

human kind as well as it plays a role in the solution

In continuation of the event on the role of IAEA atof problems for human kind. Military research is in-

the NPT PrepCom 2012 in Vienna, the aim of thecreasingly conducted at universities, science in-workshop is a critical analysis of the role of IAEA as

creasingly is being incorporated by the military in-well as discussing alternatives to nuclear energy anddustrial complex. What are the alternatives to milit-

the role of IRENA. The aim is not to be judgmental

ary research in public institutions and what is the re-but to collect critical questions in order to introduce

sponsibility of science and scientists? Civil clauses

further discussion on and with IAEA.

provide a means to creating peaceful and civil science.
Monday 18:30 or 19:00 (informal evening event)
Conveners: IALANA, INES

Wednesday 16:00 – 18.30
Convenors: IALANA, INES, Forum Wissenschaft und
Umwelt, IPB, and others
With: Wolfgang Liebert (INESAP) (tbc), Peter Weish

With: Lucas Wirl (INES), NN (JSA, Japan), NN (SGR,(Forum Wissenschaft und Umwelt) (tbc), Tilman Ruff

UK), NN (France)(IPPNW-ICAN), Alice Slater (NAPF)

II.

V.

Protest action against nuclear

1914-2014 - Discussion on Events and Ac-

technologies

tions

Protest action at Place des Nations with an “inflat-

In 2014 the peace movement is going to mark theable power plant”, banners, Flash mob, as well as

historical anniversary of 100 years of World War I

street theatre. The event intends to attract presswith a critical reflection, creative activities, and initi-

and media.

atives. This event aims at introducing into the topic

Tuesday 12.00 -> afternoon

and to discussing ideas of actions and events.

Organisers/participants: WCC, BANg, CANVA, IPB,

Wednesday 19.00 –21.00 (informal evening event)

IALANA, INES, IPPNW, ICAN, and others

Convenors: IALANA, INES, IPB

III.

With: Reiner Braun (IALANA), Colin Archer (IPB),

Social Evening event after protest ac-tion

Paul Lansu (Pax Christi), NN (France)

Meal and informal discussion with participants fromthe afternoon action and any others of the NPT
Prepcom. Focus on future plans.
Languages : French/English
Tuesday 18:30 –20:30

Berlin/Geneva, February 11th, 2013
Colin Archer (IPB)
Lucas Wirl (INES)

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Just published: Report on Uranium Ammunition by IPPNW and ICBUW Germany
Manfred Mohr, IALANA/ICBUWThe report is entitled “The health consequences

help to see DU weapons banned, as they have signi-

of uranium ammunition. The societal debate onficant ecological impact.

the employment of a controversy weapon” (German version at http://www.kurzlink.de/uranmunition; an English translation is under preparation). The report represents the most comprehensive and up-dated description of the topic
encompassing health, natural science, political,
legal and campaigning aspects.
What follows is an excerpt of the last passagesof the paper:d. The so-called Precautionary Principle can befound in international humanitarian law as well as inenvironmental law. If applied to uranium weapons,parties wanting to use DU would first have to prove
its harmlessness to environment and civilian population. Put in to practice, this principle would achieve
the same result as a moratorium.
e.

On national levels, lately courts both in Italy

and in Great Britain have granted compensations

This report also analyzed international law, spe-to soldiers previously exposed to uranium ammuni-

cifically international treaty and customary law

tion during their mission. In the U.S. legal opinion

which would provide a base for a prohibition ofcontinues to be that no compensation is granted

DU ammunition.

for health damages induced during military ser-a. Today there are already legal arguments

vice.

that would support a prohibition of uranium
weapons; they can be found in the regulationsin international humanitarian law, particularly in
Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions.
b.

At this point weapons containing uranium are

not explicitly, that is by treaty, prohibited. Due totheir effects, however, one can assume that a prohibition to use them is can be legally argued as there
is no distinction between combatants and civilians
and the environment severely damaged.
c.

Over the past decades environmental law has

experienced continuous reinforcement which might

The last point illustrates a tendency: More and morestates view the use of DU weapons critically.

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On the one hand, proof of that can be found in na-

The report leads to and closes with the following coretional laws that were passed to ban DU weapons on

demands:

the respective national territory. Up to this day, Belgium and Costa Rica have passed a law like that; in
Ireland the legal process has slowed down, New Zea-

1.

Work politically towards an internationallybinding ban on uranium weapons.

land´s parliamentary representatives voted against2.

one such law with one vote more against than in fa-

detailed information on their use of DU weapons so

vor in 2012. In Germany a draft was discussed in thefar. Without this information, affected states cannot

parliament but then rejected.

sufficiently protect their civilian population from DU

On the other hand, UN resolutions that view DU

The USA must provide comprehensive andpoisoning.

weapons critically are passed with each time more3.

countries voting for them: 2010 148 countries voted

vise their methods and models concerning the as-in favor of the resolution, 2012

it was 155. Twosessment of radiation risks. Are the current methods

years ago, the resolution called upon the member

and models still suitable to appropriately assess andstates to provide detailed information on their DU

portray the consequences of incorporated alpha-ra-

missions to the countries affected by them. The res-diating particles? If not so, new methods and mod-olution now includes even a reference to the precau-

els must be developed.

International health organizations must re-tionary principle which is very important for the “banDU” aim. European Parliament has repeatedly made4.

efforts to ban uranium weapons. However, its de-health organizations to resume their task and bringcisions are little more than an urgent appeal, as they

the preservation of human health back into the main

are not binding. European Commission referred to its

focus of their work. Other interests should not have

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental

a place in health politics.

Risks (SCHER), and that was it.

5.

An urgent appeal specifically addresses the

The state of evidence is clear: numerous sci-

entific studies don´t leave a benefit of doubt for thesevere damaging effects of DU. Therefore, from a
medical and environmental point of view, it is urgently necessary to ban DU. Due to allegedly still
remaining gaps in the chain of evidence there arecalls for more studies, a situation which paralyzes
the decision makers in a way that they neglect their
obligations to provide protection for people.

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Press release, March 14th 2013
Annual meeting of the International Network "No to NATO - No to War"The delegitimization of the NATO war machine will continue

From March 8th– 10th 2013 the annual meeting ofparticipation at the Counter NATO Summits and thethe International Network "No to War, No to NATO"large demonstration against the NATO Summit inwas held in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Network

Chicago, two international peace congresses on Afgh-has more than 650 partners and organizations fromanistan, and the first anti-NATO conference in Argen-over 20 countries. Marking the beginning of the con-tina, among others. The annual report of the retired

ference the event "For gender justice, peace andspeaker of the network Reiner Braun, is available at:solidarity -No to War - No to NATO - stop the militar-www.no-to-nato.org.

ization" took place on March 8th, the International
Women day. Christiane Reymann, a former board
member of the European Left, clarified the context of
patriarchal structures and power, based on the duality of male and female, which always involves exclusion and devaluation of others and leads to violence
and war. For achieving a united world, inclusion, tolerance and acceptance of differences are necessary.
In the subsequent round-table discussion, it was illustrated that all women need to strengthen women's
rights and roll back the militarization of society.
The more than 30 delegates attending from 11 countries exposed a very positive assessment of the various activities of the last two years like the

One of the newly elected speakers, Claire Chastain of"No to NATO" Network France, described the international meeting as "lively, dynamic and active in many
fields”. This not only became obvious in the participation of a new member organization of the networkfrom Montenegro www.neunato.net/), but also in thecomprehensive working program of the weekend.
"We will continue the delegitimization of the greatest
war machine by actively denouncing war, destruction, social breakdown, and environmental disasters
as dangers to our planet," said the newly elected
second speaker, Lucas Wirl of INES from Germany.
In a supportive and constructive atmosphere reflecting a significant consolidation of the Network, a detailed action program was developed unanimously(www.no-to-nato.org).

IALANA NEWSIt was agreed: To actively accompany NATO Summits with alternative Counter-Summits, protests, and civil disobedience To continue the struggle for peace that opens
the way to democracy and justice, at the International conference with Afghan exile organizationsof the European society on 11-13.10 in 2013 inStrasbourg.
 Planning a conference on NATO and Africa. Not
only the current development in Mali, but also thedrone deployment requires increased attention on
this continent, which was declared by NATO as a

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provide input to the large peace actions in Sarajevo in June 2014.
The spirit of solidarity of the meeting was followed by
the unanimous election of a new "International Coordination Committee (ICC)".
It consists of:Reiner Braun, Germany (International IALANA / International Peace Office (IPB)
Claire Chastain, France (Collectif National OTANAfghanistan)high influence area.

Ludo De Brabander, Belgium (Vrede vzw.)

 Better public relations to more effectively reveal

Joseph Gerson, USA (American Friends Service Com-the role of NATO, for example, the militarization

mittee)of the North, i.e. the "neutral" Sweden (in close
cooperation with the Swedish Government) or theLuis Gutierrez-Esparza, Mexico (Latin American Circle

expansion of military bases.

of International Studies) To continue to actively work against NATO’s

Kristine Karch, Germany (Women's Network No tonuclear strategy and to support the various activ-

War - No to NATO)

ities for the NPT summit, as well as actions at

Judith LeBlanc, United States (Peace Action)

nuclear bases in Germany and Belgium.
Joe A special emphasis will be placed on the con-

Lombardo,

USA(UnitedNational

AntiwarCoalition)nection between economics and war, and the social consequences of policies of war and arma-

Miguel Monserrat / Cinthia Ruiz, Argentina (Asamblea

ment. Therefore, the Network will get involved

Permanente por los Derechos Humanos (APDH))

with their own contributions to the upcoming Alter-summit “another Europe now!" in Athens,
June 7th to 9th 2013.
 Highlighted was the need to comprehensively

Agneta Norberg, Sweden (Swedish Peace Council)
Tobias Pflüger, Germany (Information Centre Militarization (IMI) / DFG-VK)

commit, with many actions in the different coun-

PatriceSalzenstein/

tries, to the event “100 years war 1914 -2014(Mouvement de la Paix)

Jean-Yves

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Dave Webb / Kate Hudson, UK (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
Lucas Wirl, Germany (International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility(INES))
Michael Youlton / Seamas Rattigan, Ireland (Irish Antiwar Movement / Peace and Neutrality Allicance)
A new electoral system for this body was also adopted, which provides for the future, an e-mail vote of
the ICC under more active participation of the entire
Network. Since its foundation in 2008 the Network,
especially the many member organizations, havebeen putting the overcoming of the most powerful
military bloc of history on the international agenda,
the agendas of national peace movements, and theinternational politics. With a strengthened Network,with a variety of imaginative, peaceful actions, and acomprehensive educational work, the dinosaur NATOshall finally become history. Peaceful, non-violent andpreventive forms of conflict resolution in a just worldmust become reality – that was the unanimous conclusion of the participants of the Annual Meeting2013 of the international network " No to War - No
to NATO".
For more information, please contact:

Claire Chastain claire.chastain [at] gmail.com 0033(0)689756735
Lucas Wirl l.wirl [at] gmx.net 0049-(0)17664103500

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Declaration of the German –French seminar on the occasion of 50 years
Élysée Treaties
Initiated by the “No to war- No to Nato Network” with the support of “Mouvement de la paix”, France,
Collectif Otan – Afghanistan – Non a la guerre- Non a l`Otan” Network France and “Kooperation für den
Frieden”, Germany”
What German-French history teaches us –This has been a friendship of states and governments

peace is the categorical imperative

but first and foremost a friendship of peoples – after

On January 19/20 2013 (for the first time in almost
15 years), representatives of the German and Frenchpeace movements met for a two day seminar in Berlin. This meeting was convened to highlight the holding of the gathering of members of the German
Bundestag and the French National Assembly, tocommemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the signing of the Élysée Treaties. It was these treat-

hundreds of years of hatred and wars. Peace and reconciliation between France and Germany is a historic achievement and needs to be revived, celebrated
and amplified. We believe that more commitment forpeace is necessary, especially from the bottom up, as
both governments currently wage military interventions while preparing to celebrate the centenary of
the beginning of World War I in 2014.

ies that lay the foundation to the French-German

Peace between Germany and France does not mean

friendship and peaceful relations in the second half ofthat France and Germany do not wage wars any-th

the 20 century.

more! Both are currently involved in wars. We reject
the official talks of peace as their only function is tocover up the role these governments play in war andarmed politics. We state: France and Germany are
not at war against each other but fight in shoulder
for shoulder for a neo-liberal, geo-strategic redistribution of the world and for the securing of profits
and resources. They carry out these objectives inMali, in Afghanistan, in Somalia, and in the Balkans.
The so called war on terror strengthens and develops“terrorist forces” and is completely inappropriate toeradicate the social and ideological background of
fundamentalism. War is terror against people. Peaceand solutions to global challenges can only beachieved on the basis of civil conflict resolution, social justice, democracy, balance and reconciliation
amongst the people and with nature.

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We reject any form of intervention as a modern con-world wars must never be forgotten, especially 50

tinuation of colonialism.

years after the signing of the Élysée Treaties.

War does not solve but only intensifies problems!

France’s crimes in the colonial fight against the free-

Peace-endangering developments shall not be forgotten and covered up – on both sides of the Rhine. Especially now, since the deep politico-economic
European crisis and Europe’s involvement in wars,
historic developments and acute challenges have to
be discussed. The German and French peace move-

dom and independence of Algeria and at the Indo-China war, neither the military interventions in
Africa should also not be covered up. Peace and freedom advocated by the peace movements of bothcountries is currently being prosecuted, attacked anddiscredited.

ments want to work together and in unison on thisToday, the European militarization of the Lisbon

task of “peace and history of peace from the bottom

Treaty stands squarely against, opposing peace andup” and want to engage others, such as historians

disarmament. The European Union’s global interven-and Mayors for Peace, etc.

tionist politics brings war, suffering, and destruction
to many parts of the world, among others to Afghanistan and Mali. France still is a full blown nuclear
power while Germany follows an illegal politics ofnuclear sharing. “Never again war”, the main fundamental lesson of two world wars has not beenlearned by the governments of Germany and France.
We advocate a world without nuclear weapons andwar.
We know: that the neo-liberal politics of the govern-

The aggressive role of both countries in the prepara-

ments on both sides of the Rhine violates daily thetion of World War I, as well as the long-lasting, act-

fundamental human rights in both countries andive – and often political– engagement for peace

worldwide. They created a climate of war, of con-needs to be much more in our focus.

cepts of enemies and banalize the consequences ofWorld War I was not an “accident of history” but theinevitable continuation of politics of redistribution ofworld control in the beginning of the 20th century.

war. For this weekend and for the next two years
our aim is to discuss what has been forgotten, concealed, and covered-up by these political ‘celebrations’. We plan to meet for a second seminar in Ver-Historically, the role of resistance in the fight against

dun in the January of 2014 – 100 years later. We

the barbarian German fascism is not properly re-also want to continue the discussions of our open

viewed. More light needs to be shed on the fight ofquestions. The complexity of the international situ-

the French people (with few Germans) against occu-

ation requires new and open answers.

pation and terror. Germany’s responsibility for two

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Our peace seminar is also a protest against thecooperation agreements between the Bundeswehr

planned official festivities. Peace, friendship amongand some federal ministries for school education be-peoples, disarmament, and civil conflict resolution

fore all in conservative led federal states. So, on theshould be the center of all reflections and considera-

one hand the peace education network tried to reachtions. We need a demilitarization of the minds. Our

the dissolution of these agreements and on the otheraim is a culture of peace.

hand to conclude own agreements between the net-

War does not solve any problem! Peace is the last resort!

works and the ministries. The Networks had successwith own agreements in the federal states of
Nordrhein-Westfalen and Rheinland-Pfalz and cameto an agreement with the association of the Free

Berlin, January 20th 2013

Waldorf Schools in Hessen, too.
German IALANA and the Foundation for Peace Edu-

Report on peace education in Germany

cation of Peter Becker, chairman of German IALANAPeter Becker,IALANA/Foundation fortion

for more than 20 years and now co-president of In-

Peace Educa-

The Left Party in the Bundestag has asked the federal government to the activities of the youth officersof the Bundeswehr in German schools. The government’s response had clarified that about 270 youthofficers are prepared for instructions on German foreign and security policy in school classes. The annual
report of the ministry of defense notifies that the officers contact about 250.000 – 300.000 pupils, teachers and student teachers. This was an alarming signal – against the background that the German Army
“Bundeswehr” claims to be the biggest part of theGerman peace movement.
The real peace movement has responded promptly.
In several federal states peace education networks
were founded, collecting many entities of the peace
movement. Very important incentives came from theProtestant Church which had edited a peace memorandum in 2007. Money was invested in the networking work. A main object was the opposition toternational IALANA, were founding members of the
networks. The main purpose was the investigation
about basics for peace education in schools. The diagnosis was terrible: In school curricula and before allin the school act of Hessen peace education was
mentioned to be a main purpose in the classes. But
the existing teaching material was absolutely meager. So the main challenge was to prepare adequate
and internet-based materials and objects for teachers. And this was not the only challenge, the otherwas to find interested teachers for this new stuff.
Great help came from the trade union for schools
and high schools, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung undWissenschaft (GEW).
There we are: We focus now on drafting and evaluating adequate new material for the instructions: role
games, conflicting descriptions, links to videos etc. A
great source was the material coming from the institute for peace education in Tübingen which justmerged with Berghof-Foundation.

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The question for teaching materials: We need help
from our international friends!! Who has role games,
adequate serious games, other materials that can betranslated and adopted for our trainings with teachers and student teachers?
Contacts:
Jenny Becker, chairwoman of the internet-based
young community of Foundation for Peace Education:
jb@en-paz.de;Peter Becker: bbh-marburg@gmx.de; mobile 0171

Memorial plaque at the location of the Sarajevo as-

7500 440.

sassination… to a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence.

Peace Event Sarajevo 2014

But the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century
have also seen a world-wide rise of nonviolent ac-“From a World of War and Violence to a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence”
June 6th – 9thtions and achievements as an alternative to war andviolence, and increased efforts for global and social
justice, human rights, peace and reconciliation which
was reflected in the declaration of the International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence(2001–2010) by the United Nations.

From a World of war
and violence …
The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of World War I, which was triggered by
the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir to thethrone in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914. This can beseen as a symbolic date for a century of a “Culture of
War and Violence” with two world wars and numerous regional wars - among them the one in theformer Yugoslavian countries in the 1990’s when Sa-

So, building on the experience of three “Salons desrajevo suffered from the siege of the city during theInitiatives de Paix” in Paris in the course of this Deca-“last war in Europe” - as well as for the global domin-de, the idea came up: Let's make of Sarajevo theance of structural and cultural violence.

place to trigger a Culture of Peace and Nonviolencein 2014.

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From 22nd till 24th of April more than 20 organization

The peace event is from June 6th till 9th 2013 (Pente-from the Region and Europe met in Sarajevo to pre-cost). The method is analog to the processes of So-pare the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014, which could

cial Forums, participatory and inclusive. All activities

be a meeting place for peace activists and anti-milit-

will be group around the topics mentioned on thearists, practitioners and researchers, a space of Act-

next page, Gender aspects are a transversal issue.

ive Nonviolence, respect and gender justice, a placeof exchange and mutual empowerment, an opportunity to review the achievements and challenges so far,as well as a public testimony that “nonviolence”
works. The peace event should contain the following
core elements:

The Peace Event could be embedded into a more extended series of events, a “Season for a Culture ofPeace and Nonviolence”, e.g. from June till September 21st, the International Day of Peace. Geographically, the activities could enclose the city of Sarajevo,
the country of Bosnia- Herzegovina, the region of the· A Forum: an open space consisting of common

former Yugoslavia, all of Europe and even the wholeand self-organized conference, seminars and work-

world with decentralized simultaneous events inshops to topics like, “Overcoming the system WAR”,

many different places.

“Abolishing NATO, a dinosaur of the cold war, belonging to the garbage heap of history”, “How tochange the European Union to a social, ecologicaland just organism without discrimination and exclusion”

The meeting confirmed the preparation group as acoordinating group, which are together with the regional/local committee and the coordinator responsible for the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014. To support
the further preparation six working-groups were es-·The opportunity to present a Culture of Peacetablished: Forum, Youth, Culture, Logistics, Financesand Nonviolence in its diverse dimensions (history,

and Fundraising, Communication and Media.

education, sciences, gender, economy, arts, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, networking,peace policy, media, dealing with the past and reconciliation, …) in the public space by performances, films, exhibitions, and a fair by regional organization presenting their work in different ways,
with both, theaters, films, and other peace activities.

The members of the coordinating group are: David
Abonyi (Nyitókör Egyesület, Budapest), Reiner Braun(IALANA, Berlin), Goran Bubalo (Mreža za izgradnju
mira / Peace building Network, Sarajevo), Alessandro
Capuzzo (Italian Network for Civil Peace Corps,
Trieste), Dragana Dardic (HCA Banja Luka & Tuzla,
Banja Luka), Bernard Dréano and Viviane Gendrot(HAC France, Paris), Ljuljjeta Goranci Brkic (Nansen·Youth activities including a self-organized camp,

Dialog Center, Sarajevo), Pete Hämmerle (Versöh-with own content and action oriented activities in-nungsbund Austria, Wien), Christian Renoux (Inter-and outside the camp, with culture, festivals, etc.

national Network for a Culture of Nonviolence andwith young people from the region and over Europe.

Peace, Paris), Zaira Zafarana (Comitato Italiano per
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Next Steps:
The working-groups will prepare specific working
plans in coordination with the local/regional committee and the coordinating group via Skype and email.
An interactive website and mailing lists will be set up
to engage more people into the preparation process.

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Subversive Forum/Festival Zagreb
From 4th to 18th May 2013 the Subversive Festival
and Forum in Zagreb will take place, where also aworkshop for the preparation of the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014 is organized, For more information see:
http://www.subversivefestival.com
Preparation in Germany
In Germany you will find more information on thePeace Event Sarajevo 2014 on the website of theGerman Network 2014 www.1914–2014.eu. This network is initiated by Bund für Soziale Verteidigung(www.soziale-verteidigung.de),

DVG-VK(Deutsche

Friedensgesellschaft - Vereinigte KriegsdienstgegnerInnen, www.dfg-vk.de), IALANA (www.ialana.de),
IPPNW (www.ippnw.de), Kooperation für den Frieden
The next preparation meeting takes place:
September 6th till 9th 2013 in Sarajevo.

(www.koop-frieden.de), NaturFreunde Deutschlands(www.naturfreunde.de), NatWiss (www.natwiss.de),pax christi - Deutsche Sektion (www.paxchristi.de),

World Social Forum 2013 Tunis

VDW (www.vdw-ev.de).

To promote the Peace Event and to include more or-Reiner Braunganizations, initiatives and movements the Peace
Event Sarajevo 2014 will be presented in a workshop
organized from HCA International on the World Social
Forum in Tunis at Thursday 28th from 16h to 18h30
in G.108. For more information see: http://www.fsm2013.org/

For more information about the preparation of the Peace
Event Sarajevo 2014 send an email to Reiner Braun hr.braun@gmx.net