Welcome to LCNP
Founded in 1981, the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy is a non-profit educational association of lawyers and legal scholars that engages in research and advocacy in support of the global elimination of nuclear weapons and a more just and peaceful world through respect for domestic and international law. LCNP serves as the UN office of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms.
Essential Readings
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, International Court of Justice, 1996
Model Nuclear Weapons Convention, 1997 (updated 2007)
Human Rights Versus Nuclear Weapons: New Dimensions, LCNP, January 2021
Nuclear Weapons & International Law: Virtual Conference
November 12, 2020