OPCW

Summer Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a Changing World, TMC Asser Institute, 30 August – 3 September 2010

Developed by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in partnership with the OPCW, this new 1-week summer programme aims to provide broad-based understanding of international WMD treaties for young professionals and advanced graduate students who aspire to careers in disarmament and non-proliferation.  The inter-disciplinary course content will be delivered by specialized academics from institutes in the Netherlands and experienced senior officials from the BWC Implementation Support Unit, CTBTO, IAEA, OPCW, and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs.  For more information, interested applicants should visit the Asser Instituut website at:  http://www.asser.nl/events.aspx?id=115

Programme Organisers

T.M.C. Asser Instituut

Located in the heart of the international justice community, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organizes   Summer School programmes in close collaboration with a variety of partners, such as the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, the War Crimes Research Office of American University’s Washington College of Law, and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights of Utrecht University.

OPCW building

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Established in 1997, the OPCW is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The OPCW aims to eliminate all existing chemical weapons in a safe and verifiable manner, and to ensure that new weapons do not emerge by closely monitoring global production and trade of toxic chemicals. An independent, autonomous international organisation with a working relationship with the United Nations, the OPCW already counts 188 States Parties as members representing more than 98% of the world’s population and chemical industry.