Obligations of states

Norms Members of a regime should have general standards of behavior, and identify the rights and obligation of states. 

The Review Document reaffirmed the obligation of the CW-possessors to destroy their CW stockpiles within the CWC-specified timelines, and urged them to exploit scientific and technological developments to enable more effective use of verification resources. It also called on other States Parties to support these efforts and provide assistance where possible. In addition, the RevCon reiterated the obligation of States Parties possessing converted former CW production facilities to report annually for 10 years on the activities at those sites and to open them to inspection. 

This Convention shall not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of State Parties under existing international agreements which relate to the matters covered by this Convention, or under future international agreements concluded in accordance with the object and purpose of this Convention. 

The physical protection of fissile and radioactive materials and of nuclear power plants as a whole is mentioned where appropriate but is not treated in detail obligations of States in this respect should be addressed on the basis of the relevant instruments and publications developed under the auspices of the IAEA. Non-radiological aspects of industrial safety and environmental protection are also not explicitly considered it is recognized that States should fulfil their international undertakings and obligations in relation to these. 

If the prior declaration shows that the activity reported would conflict with the obligations of [State Party] under the Convention, the [competent authority] shall prohibit or limit the activity. ... 

Decides that none of the obligations set forth in this resolution shall be interpreted so as to conflict with or alter the rights and obligations of State Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention or alter the responsibilities of the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ... 

This treaty, with its amendments and addihonal texts of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, specifies the responsibilities, rights and obligations of states in the matter of damage to persons and assets (see next section) due to launch activities or re-entry of artificial space objects on Earth, but also in the sharing of orbital positions and frequencies (allocated by the International Telecommunication Union) or the rescue of astronauts and finally space pollution. 

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