CWC

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arms control treaty disarmament treaty international treaty

CWC is an international treaty that outlaws the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and mandates their destruction under international verification.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms control treaty → disarmament treaty → international treaty →
abbreviation	CWC →
addresses	toxic chemicals and their precursors →
aimsToEnhance	international peace → international security →
aimsToPrevent	proliferation of chemical weapons →
appliesTo	States Parties →
category	weapons of mass destruction treaty →
contains	schedules of controlled chemicals →
cooperationWith	United Nations →
establishes	a comprehensive ban on chemical weapons →
field	arms control → international humanitarian law → international security →
fullName	Chemical Weapons Convention →
goal	elimination of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction →
includes	declaration requirements for chemical facilities → on-site inspections → verification regime for chemical industry →
legalStatus	legally binding on States Parties →
norm	stigmatization of chemical weapons use →
prohibits	acquisition of chemical weapons → development of chemical weapons → production of chemical weapons → retention of chemical weapons → stockpiling of chemical weapons → transfer of chemical weapons → use of chemical weapons →
purpose	to mandate the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles → to outlaw the development of chemical weapons → to outlaw the production of chemical weapons → to outlaw the stockpiling of chemical weapons → to outlaw the use of chemical weapons →
regulates	peaceful uses of chemistry under strict conditions →
requires	criminalization of prohibited activities under national law → destruction of chemical weapons production facilities → destruction of existing chemical weapons stockpiles → destruction of old and abandoned chemical weapons → national implementation measures by States Parties →
scope	global →
subject	chemical weapons →
verificationBody	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons →
verificationMechanism	international verification →
verificationType	challenge inspections → routine inspections →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chemical Weapons Convention →	shortName