Tipping the Scale of Justice
The Fallout Suit of 1958 and the Environmental Legal Dimension of Nuclear Pacifism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11218752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toshihiro Higuchi (0000-0002-8612-9512, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-55 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace & Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0508 • E-ISSN: 1468-0130 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/pech.12002 |
| OpenAlex | W1547784588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper explains both opportunities and challenges that court disputes over the alleged danger of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests brought to nuclear pacifism. After reviewing the background in which the danger of radioactive fallout came into focus among peace activists, the paper discusses how the litigation in the United States unfolded. It also explores the judicial structures and legal cultures of the Soviet Union and Great Britain to explain why the planned lawsuits in these countries, unlike that in the United States, failed to even take off. In conclusion, the paper reflects on the implications of the first environmental legal challenges to nuclear weapons during and beyond the Cold War
Cold war · Economic Justice · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Politics · International Environmental Law and Policies · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |