HWPL : LAW FOR PEACE 2

Article 2 - War potential

1. States should co-operate with a view to the gradual global reduction of armament production.

2. States should not produce, assist in, encourage, or induce; the production of weapons of mass destruction, inter alia, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, or weapons capable of causing indiscriminate or widespread and unnecessary suffering, or weapons incompatible with international humanitarian law.

3. States should take measures to ensure that existing weapons of mass destruction, weapons capable of causing widespread and unnecessary suffering and weapons incompatible with international humanitarian law are gradually dismantled or destroyed.

States should cooperate in disarmament and the reduction of arms stockpiles, ideally under international supervision. Decommissioned weapons manufacturing facilities should be repurposed, so that they may serve purposes that are beneficial to humanity in general.

4. States should strive to reduce excessive standing armies and military bases.

5. States should cooperate to gradually diminish trade in weapons and attempt to reduce the flow of small arms to non-state actors.

The ten articles of the DPCW are introduced in sequence under the following three overarching values:

Conflict prevention: encourages states to cooperate in gradual disarmament, repurpose weapon-manufacturing facilities for the benefit of humanity and develop friendly relations through mutual respect of the sovereign equality and right to self-determination of all States.

 

- Prohibition of the threat or use of force

- War potential

- Friendly relations and the prohibition of acts of aggression

- State boundaries

- Self-determination

 

Conflict mediation: focuses on conflict mediation through reaffirming the role of international supervision organizations in maintaining international peace and security.

 

- Dispute settlement

- Right to self-defense

 

Securing sustainable peace: includes targets for the means of implementation

 

- Freedom of religion

- Religion, ethnic identity and peace

- Spreading a culture of peace

 

HWPL is to achieve the ultimate goal of implementing a legally binding international instrument based on the DPCW.

 

By elaborating the addressed rules prescribed in the Declaration and adapting them to individual circumstances, the Sponsoring States will endorse the development of the document as a global application. HWPL urges for international cooperation in contributing to a more secure and prosperous global community.

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