At a conference on the legality of Trident nuclear weapons being held in Edinburgh this week, the former vice-president of the International Court of Justice has condemned Trident as "cruel, criminal and barbaric" and stated that non-violent resistance to nuclear weapons is legally justifiable and "every citizen's right". The conference has been jointly organised by the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre and Trident Ploughshares.
http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2486159.0.legal_expert_backs_attempt_to_block_trident_renewal.php Legal expert backs attempt to block Trident renewal - Sunday Herald, 1 Feb 2009
By Rob Edwards, Environment Editor
Protesting ‘is the right of every citizen’, says judge
THE UK government's plan to maintain nuclear weapons on the Clyde will this week be condemned as cruel, criminal and barbaric by one of the world's leading legal experts.
At a major conference discussing Trident on Tuesday, the former vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), judge Christopher Weeramantry, below, will back attempts by the Scottish government to remove nuclear warheads from Scottish soil.
He will also argue that non-violent resistance to nuclear weapons can be justified in international law. Trying to protect humanity from the ultimate catastrophe of a nuclear war is every citizen's right, he will say.
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http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2486159.0.legal_expert_backs_attempt_to_block_trident_renewal.php Relevant links:
Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
http://www.acronym.org.uk/ Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre
http://www.peaceandjustice.org.uk/ Trident Ploughshares
http://www.tridentploughshares.org World Court Project
http://www.lcnp.org/wcourt/index.htm 
