Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace

Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace is an association of lawyers and law students working to:

- abolish nuclear weapons

- increase respect for international peace and disarmament law

- further develop legal mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes

We work on these issues;

- the illegality of nuclear weapons

- nuclear disarmament

- strengthening and expanding nuclear-weapon-free zones

- the International Criminal Court

- Nuclear terrorism

- Legal alternatives to war and aggression

- the elimination of chemical and biological weapons, landmines and cluster munitions

- the demilitarization of space

Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace is an affiliate of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) , an international coalition of lawyers' groups from around the world.