Negative security assurances

Working paper by the Islamic Republic of Iran on negative security assurances

One of the guarantees of security and stability in our region is the peaceful settlement of regional conflicts.

We call upon the nuclear weapon States to reaffirm their commitment to providing negative security assurances.

Canada supports beginning discussions on codifying negative security assurances on a legally binding basis.

The opposition in Colombia has always had safeguards, but today those guarantees are truly effective thanks to democratic security.

In our WMD Strategy we are committed to promoting further consideration of security assurances

Previous review conferences have underlined the importance of negative security assurances and the relevance of Security Council resolution 984 (1995) and the unilateral declarations of the nuclear weapon States.

The Security Council strongly urges the TFIs to ensure humanitarian access and provide guarantees for the safety and security of aid workers.

We regret that the Preparatory Committee was disabled from producing recommendations on the Security Assurances to the 2005 Review Conference.

Journalia work in Mauritania without a contract or guarantees, either social or health ones, it is a kind of slavery.

Her delegation would like assurances that UNMIS would comply with its Security Council mandate to maintain continuous liaison and coordination with the African Union Mission in Sudan.

Similar safeguards will be needed for neuroprostheses, including in research.

urging the formulation of guarantees of access to nuclear fuel services, or to fuel itself, subject to appropriate conditions

Full normalization of political and economic relations would follow, including binding security guarantees upon agreement of a regional security design.

One area where work remains to be accomplished, also reflecting engagements accepted in 2000, but not yet realized, is on negative security assurances.

(b) Nuclear weapon States should support the nuclear weapon free zones by signing relevant protocols for negative security assurances

(d) Guarantees of non repetition.

Right to procedural guarantees.

Regrettably, conditions were being attached to the security assurances given by nuclear weapon States to those States which had voluntarily opted not to acquire nuclear weapons.

New guarantees of fundamental human rights

The EU Strategy on Weapons of Mass Destruction indicates that positive and negative security assurances can play an important role in the NPT regime.

Early conclusion of a universal, unconditional and legally binding instrument on security assurances to non nuclear weapon States should be given attention at the Review Conference.

6.2 States shall ensure that everyone is provided with safeguards of due process against arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy and his or her home.

Urges the formulation of guarantees of access to nuclear fuel services, or to fuel itself, subject to appropriate conditions.

Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.

3. These measures should also include the requirement on the operator or, where appropriate, other person or entity, to establish and maintain financial security such as insurance, bonds or other financial guarantees to cover claims of compensation.

55 31. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

56 22. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

12. Calls for the conclusion of an international legal instrument or instruments on adequate security assurances to non nuclear weapon States

61 57. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

62 19. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

16. Calls for the conclusion of an international legal instrument or instruments on adequate security assurances to non nuclear weapon States

58 35. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

16. Calls for the conclusion of an international legal instrument or instruments on adequate security assurances to non nuclear weapon States

57 56. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

14. Calls for the conclusion of an international legal instrument or instruments on adequate security assurances to non nuclear weapon States

59 64. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

60 53. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

In our view, States have nothing to fear from the International Criminal Court, which has rigorous safeguards to protect against frivolous investigations or prosecutions.

Calls for the conclusion of an international legal instrument or instruments on adequate security assurances to non nuclear weapon States

(d) Nuclear weapon States should adhere to their unilateral declarations of 1995 and be ready to enter into negotiations on legally binding negative security assurances

The Nuclear Non Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987