'A work of meticulous scholarship, the authoritative and indispensable guide to a most important instrument of international law. It almost goes without saying that anyone seeking to understand, let alone apply, the Convention will need a copy of this book.'
Cambridge Law Journal, (1996).
'Each article is meticulously cross-referenced to any other article having a bearing on the topic of that article. [...] The Commentary will be of great assistance to those responsible for drafting national regulations ... and also to convince reluctant commercial enterprises to co-operate with the authorities.'
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 44 (1995).
'... this book displays impressive levels of scholarship and insight and will be an essential acquisition, not only for bureaucratic advisers, but for all those with a serious interest in arms control and disarmament.'
Pacific Research, (1995/1996).
'Their work is likely to be of use, not only as a work of reference, but also for its incisive and thorough analysis of the Convention as a whole. [...] this book's wealth of detail is likely to render it useful long after the Preparatory Commission has completed its work.'
American Journal of International Law, 89:1 (1995).
Preface. I: Introduction. II: The Articles. 2.1. Preamble. 2.2. Article I: General obligations. 2.3. Article II: Definitions. 2.4. Article III: Declarations. 2.5. Article IV: Chemical weapons. 2.6. Article V: Chemical weapons production facilities. 2.7. Article VI: Activities not prohibited under the Convention. 2.8. Article VII: National implementation measures. 2.9. Article VIII: The Organization. 2.10. Article IX: Consultation, cooperation and fact-finding. 2.1. Article X: Assistance and protection against chemical weapons. 2.12. Article XI: Economic and technological development. 2.13. Article XII: Measures to redress a situation and to ensure compliance, including sanctions. 2.14. Article XIII: Relation to other international agreements. 2.15. Article XIV: Settlement of disputes. 2.16. Article XV: Amendments. 2.17. Final clauses. III: The Annexes. 3.1. The Chemical Annex. 3.2. The Verification Annex. 3.3. The Confidentiality Annex. IV: Index.