The workshop also provided an opportunity for the participants to share their national experiences in this field, including developments since the previous workshop in 2019, in Vienna.

The terminology used in nuclear law and the elements of comprehensive nuclear laws, were also addressed. “At the IAEA we understand not only the main challenges, but also the specificities of nuclear law and law-making, and through the IAEA Legislative Assistance Programme we make nuclear law-making easier.”ĭuring the four-day workshop, IAEA representatives and participants discussed the international legal frameworks on nuclear safety, nuclear security, safeguards and civil liability for nuclear damage. Getting all the parts to work as a whole takes a degree of ‘legal engineering’ with the entire law-making process typically taking many years,” said Mr Wolfram Tonhauser, Head of the Nuclear and Treaty Law Section at the IAEA’s Office of Legal Affairs. The law-making process is not always an easy task to complete. “National nuclear law making typically involves many people who play critical roles, ranging from policy makers to legislative drafters and lawyers, to regulators and officials, as well as legislators. The identified activities will be reflected in informal bilateral Legislative Assistance work-plans for the next two years, which will be shared with participating countries. Around 40 legal and technical experts from eight countries came together in a sub-regional workshop on nuclear law for Asia and the Pacific region this month, to learn about international and national nuclear legal frameworks and to share national experiences and lessons learned within the region.Ī key aspect of the workshop, which took place from 5 to 8 December in Abu Dhabi, was the inclusion of bilateral discussions with participating country representatives, held with the aim of identifying key challenges and issues in nuclear law-making and the corresponding legislative assistance activities that can support countries in this field.

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