Contents

Introduction
1. Discussion prior to the ICJ Advisory Opinion
1-1 The framework of legal discussions: The a-bomb dropped upon Hiroshima and the protest of the government of Japan
1-2 The Shimoda Case
1-3 Discussions by international lawyers during the Cold War period
1-3-1 British scholars
1-3-2 American scholars
1-4 UN General Assembly Resolutions
1-5 Discussions concerning the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols
2. Discussions at the ICJ
2-1 Background
2-2 Opinions of states
2-2-1 statements by anti-nuclear weapons states
2-2-2 statements by neutral states
2-2-3 statements by pro-nuclear weapons states
2-2-4 statement by Japan
3. The Advisory Opinion of the ICJ
3-1 The Advisory Opinion concerning the WHO question
3-2 The Advisory Opinion concerning the General Assembly question
3-2-1 Dispositif 1
3-2-2 Dispositif 2(A), (B), (C)
3-2-3 Dispositif 2(D)
3-2-4 Dispositif 2(E)
3-2-5 Dispositif 2(F)
3-3　Separate Opinions
3-3-1 Pro-2(E) Judges: Bejaoui
3-3-2 Pro-2(E) Judges: illegal
3-3-3 Pro-2(E) Judges: Neutral
3-3-4 Anti-2(E) Judges: illegal
3-3-5 Anti-2(E) Judges: legal
3-3-6 Anti-2(E) Judges: Critical
3-4 Responses to the Advisory Opinion
4. Assessment of the Advisory Opinion
Conclusions