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At a time when the foundations of the international legal system are fracturing and the outlook for disarmament progress may look bleak, how can communities, activists and scholars gather to resist and reenergise?\u00a0This conference seeks to engage the question of how international disarmament is envisioned, articulated, contested, and made in \u2018other\u2019 places. We are particularly interested in exploring the role of \u2018marginal\u2019 actors, places, ideas and processes in disarmament and how we conceive of \u2018the margins\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

International legal scholarship addressing disarmament has long centred the role of the state and statesmen<\/em>, and in particular the role of Great Powers and their leaders.\u00a0<\/em>It has done so notwithstanding that a wide range of other actors \u2013 international organisations, social movements, Indigenous peoples, corporations and individuals \u2013 from across the globe have been engaged in struggles over disarmament issues for centuries. For instance, the Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom amassed six million signatures for a petition calling for general disarmament in the 1930s; social movements were central in advocating for the International Court of Justice to issue an Advisory Opinion on whether nuclear weapons are legal under international law in 1996; and the arms industry has influenced and surreptitiously shaped disarmament agendas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In recent years, scholars have begun to delve into the work of non-state actors and non-Great Power states involved in the Humanitarian Disarmament movement but there are still many aspects of disarmament law scholarship where the role and work of non-state and non-Great Powers actors remains in the shadows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By coming together in Scotland, a place at the margins that has also long been on the front line of both nuclear threats and peace campaigns, our hope is that this conference will provide a supportive space for scholars, activists and practitioners to share knowledge, gain insights and draw strength from each other.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the close of the conference, we will take a fieldtrip to the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park via Faslane Peace Camp and Naval Base.\u00a0\u00a0Please indicate in your submission if you are interested in joining this excursion.<\/p>\n

Some areas for discussion might include:<\/p>\n