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Challenging the legality of UK nuclear policy as a further generation of nuclear-armed submarines is developed, Trident and International Law asks who is really accountable for Coulport and Faslane. Although controlled by the Westminster Government, and to some extent by the US Government, all of the UK's nuclear weapons are based in Scotland. The Scottish Government therefore has responsibilities under domestic and international law relating to the deployment of nuclear weapons in Scotland. Public concern expressed over these responsibilities led to the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre and Trident Ploughshares organising an international conference, 'Trident and International Law: Scotland's Obligations', in Edinburgh in 2009. This book presents the major documents and papers, with additional arguments from renowned legal scholars. The conclusions deserve careful consideration.

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Rebecca Johnson is an international peace and justice campaigner and author, with a PhD on multilateral diplomacy from the University of London School of Economics. Her recent book on civil society and government strategies to achieve the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, entitled Unfinished Business, was published by the United Nations in 2009. - Angie Zelter is a peace, human rights and environmental campaigner and the author or editor of several books on campaigning and the law, including Trident on Trial and Faslane 365, both of which were published by Luath Press.

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