Article III (Biological Weapons Convention)
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Article III of the Biological Weapons Convention sets out the obligations of States Parties not to transfer biological weapons or assist others in acquiring them, thereby reinforcing the treaty’s prohibition regime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article III (Biological Weapons Convention) canonical | 1 |
| Article III of the Biological Weapons Convention | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty article ⓘ |
| addresses |
assistance and cooperation in relation to prohibited activities
ⓘ
export and transfer controls related to biological weapons ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent indirect acquisition of biological weapons through third parties
ⓘ
prevent proliferation of biological weapons ⓘ reinforce the prohibition regime of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all States that are Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| complements | disarmament obligations in other articles of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceContext | entered into force with the Biological Weapons Convention in 1975 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
non-assistance obligations
ⓘ
non-transfer obligations ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
licensing and authorization systems for transfers of sensitive biological items
ⓘ
national criminal legislation on biological weapons ⓘ national export control laws ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | a non-proliferation provision within the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| languageCharacteristic | uses broad terms such as "assist", "encourage" and "induce" to cover indirect support ⓘ |
| legalEffect | obliges States Parties to control transfers of relevant agents, toxins, equipment and means of delivery ⓘ |
| legalNature | legally binding obligation on States Parties ⓘ |
| normType | international humanitarian and disarmament law norm ⓘ |
| objective | to close loopholes that would allow circumvention of the prohibition on biological weapons ⓘ |
| partOf | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
assistance in acquiring biological weapons
ⓘ
assistance to any State in acquiring biological weapons ⓘ assistance to any group in acquiring biological weapons ⓘ assistance to any individual in acquiring biological weapons ⓘ assistance to any international organization in acquiring biological weapons ⓘ encouragement of acquisition of biological weapons ⓘ inducement of acquisition of biological weapons ⓘ transfer of biological agents or toxins for hostile purposes ⓘ transfer of biological agents or toxins for purposes contrary to the Convention ⓘ transfer of biological weapons ⓘ transfer of equipment designed for use of biological weapons when intended for prohibited purposes ⓘ transfer of means of delivery of biological weapons when intended for prohibited purposes ⓘ |
| reinforces | Article I (Biological Weapons Convention) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | export control regimes on biological materials ⓘ |
| requires | States Parties to refrain from assisting prohibited biological weapons programmes of other actors ⓘ |
| scopeIncludes |
state-to-state transfers
ⓘ
transfers to international organizations ⓘ transfers to non-state actors ⓘ |
| supports | general prohibition on development, production and stockpiling of biological weapons ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underpins | national implementation measures on transfer controls for biological agents and toxins ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article II (Biological Weapons Convention)
this entity surface form:
Article III of the Biological Weapons Convention