Downloads related to "Treaties and bodies"
Selling uranium to India: an ICAN and MAPW joint media release, 4 December 2011
Labor sells out on nuclear non-proliferation, a joint media release from MAPW and ICANi on 4 December, following the ALP conference decision to sell uranium to India.
Illegality of uranium sales to India. November 2011
A two page briefing paper by Tim Wright summarising the legal opinion on uranium sales to India provided to ICAN by Professor Donald Rothwell of ANU.
Uranium sales to India: legal advice
Formal legal opinion provided to ICAN by Professor Don Rothwell from the Australian National University states that the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty prohibits Australia from selling uranium to countries that have not accepted full-scope safeguards.
Uranium sales to India: 2010 fact sheet
2010 4-page fact sheet written by Dr Jim Green for the Nuclear Awareness Project, funded by the MAPW Peace Fund. The paper analyses the strategic and health risks of selling Australian uranium to nuclear-armed India, the potential to escalate a nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan, and the effects of contravening the NPTi (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty). See also the more detailed briefing paper on this topic.
Briefing notes: Uranium sales to India - October 2011
Notes setting out the key points against Australia selling uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the NPTi. Members may wish to use some or all of this paper when communicating with their local Member of Parliament or with the media. A more detailed paper can be found at http://www.choosenuclearfree.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Uranium-India-4p-final.pdf
Australian government response to Parliamentary nuclear treaties inquiry: MAPW 2010 report
This two-page MAPW paper discusses the Australian's government's disappointing response to the report of the Parliaments's Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) nuclear treaties inquiry, in particular its failure to follow through on the recommendation of a Nuclear Weapons Convention. The Committee reported in September 2009 but the government responded in 2010.
New Clear Exchange ICAN workshop: Melbourne 1 May 2010
Flyer for the final New Clear Exchange workshop run by ICANi and supported by MAPW. The workshop will build expertise and understanding of nuclear weapons and how to abolish them, and discuss ways this may be done.
NPT Members Action Kit: MAPW 2010
Resource kit for MAPW members developed for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPTi) Review Conference. Contains a Nuclear Weapons Convention 'cheat sheet' as well as draft letters to your MP and local newspaper editor. The letters to your MP and editor are also available as a Word document for easy editing.
MAPW media release: Fast track to zero nuclear weapons needed
Media release following release of report “Eliminating Nuclear Threats” by The International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. MAPW applauds the report for recognising the destructive potential of nuclear weapons, but criticises the slow pace of nuclear disarmament envisaged by the report.
''Abolishing all Nuclear Weapons' Malcolm Fraser lecture, 2009
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser gives the 2009 Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture presented by the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre and Lowy institute for International Policy. Prime Minister Fraser addresses the current state of nuclear weapons acquisition and distribution and the present danger and opportunities facing the world. Audio of the lecture is available here. Comments by the Lowy Institute's Hugh White.
ICAN media release: Government urged to act on nuclear treaty - September 2009
17 September 2009 ICANi media release following the tabling of the report of the Joint Standing Committe on Treaties, on Australia's nuclear treaties. The release quotes Dimity Hawkinds and MAPW's Bill Williams and Sue Wareham, as welcoming recommendations that the government support a Nuclear Weapons Convention, and play a leading role in working for nuclear disarmament.
Who will stop nuclear next use? Flyer for forum 2009
20 September 2009 forum: Australia-Japan civil society cooperation for nuclear disarmament. Nautilus Institute, RMIT: supported by MAPW, ICANi, Japanese for Peace and the Australian Government. Please refer to the events page for further details.
Kelvin Thomson MP addresses MAPW Council on nuclear treaties: August 2009
Kelvin Thomson MP chairs the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT), which is currently undertaking an broad-ranging inquiry into Australia’s nuclear treaties. Mr Thomson addressed MAPW's National Council on 29 August 2009. He discussed progress towards nuclear disarmament, including many of the international treaties being considered by the parliamentary enquiry.
MAPW National Council August 2009 public events
Please join MAPW throughout the weekend of 28-30 August for events with excellent speakers, discussions and dinner.
Hiroshima Day Melbourne events 2009
This flyer lists the 2009 Melbourne events commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons. These are a vigil and a concert on Hiroshima Day, Thursday 6 August; a public forum on Friday 7 August; and a rally and concert on Saturday 9 August.
The risk of accidental nuclear war: Melbourne flyer, 2009
Flyer for 7 August 2009 Melbourne public forum with Steven Starr, US nuclear weapons expert. Around the world there are thousands of nuclear weapons on "hair-trigger alert", ready to be launched at the press of a button.Steven Steven Starr has successfully lobbied at the UN to increase awareness on nuclear weapons operational readiness. Organised by MAPW with ICANi and the Trades Hall and Literary Institute
Presentation from the ICNND meeting by Tilman Ruff
Tilman Ruff visited Moscow for the the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament meeting. He acted as one of the two NGOii advisors to the Co-Chairs, and below are his notes from the meeting.
MAPW meeting - Imagine there’s no bomb: July 2009
Flyer for MAPW dinner meeting: a report-back from the UN’s nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee with Associate Professor Tilman Ruff and Dr Ruth Mitchell on Tuesday 14 July 2009 in North Melbourne.
