State of Qatar
Minister Najeeb Al-Nauimi
At the time of the International Court of Justice’s consideration of this case, Najeeb Al-Nauimi was Qatar’s minister of justice. The following is excerpted from an oral presentation on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons made by Minister Al-Nauimi before the International Court of Justice at The Hague on November 10, 1995.No state before this Court has argued that the prohibition of the possession of nuclear weapons is a rule of jus cogens [compelling law]: Whereas Article 2, paragraph 4, of the UN Charter addresses the threat or use of force, it does not deal with…
