I. INTRODUCTION
This statement is submitted to you for your consideration prior to the meeting of the Conference of the States Parties on 21st April 2002. We hope you find it helpful in your deliberations on the important issue to be decided at that time.
The opinions presented in this statement are those of the author. The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance and advice provided by Jocelyn Clerckx, Ph.D. (University of Le Havre, France).
II. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Douglas Scott is a retired lawyer living in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. He is the founder and president of The Markland Group whose mandate is to address the problem of ensuring compliance with disarmament treaties (www.hwcn.org/link/mkg) meeting regularly in Ottawa, The Markland Group’s Consultants Committee is comprised of international lawyers, retired diplomats and other experts on the compliance aspects of disarmament. Scott is the co-author of two papers (with Walter Dorn, Ph.D.):
· “The Compliance Regime Under the Chemical Weapons Convention – A Summary and Analysis” in Treaty Compliance – Some Concerns and Remedies, eds: Canadian Council on International Law and the Markland Group (Kluwer Academic Publishers, London 1998).
· “Compliance Mechanisms for Disarmament Treaties” in Verification Yearbook 2000 , Trevor Findlay, ed., published by Verification Research Training and Information Centre, (VERTIC), London, 2000.
He is the author of numerous articles including “Getting the Inspectors Back Into Iraq” in Disarmament Diplomacy issue No. 44 (November 1999) and “The Practical Effect of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Program” in Disarmament Diplomacy, issue No.25 (April 1998).
This statement is submitted to you for your consideration prior to the meeting of the Conference of the States Parties on 21st April 2002. We hope you find it helpful in your deliberations on the important issue to be decided at that time.
The opinions presented in this statement are those of the author. The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance and advice provided by Jocelyn Clerckx, Ph.D. (University of Le Havre, France).
II. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Douglas Scott is a retired lawyer living in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. He is the founder and president of The Markland Group whose mandate is to address the problem of ensuring compliance with disarmament treaties (www.hwcn.org/link/mkg) meeting regularly in Ottawa, The Markland Group’s Consultants Committee is comprised of international lawyers, retired diplomats and other experts on the compliance aspects of disarmament. Scott is the co-author of two papers (with Walter Dorn, Ph.D.):
· “The Compliance Regime Under the Chemical Weapons Convention – A Summary and Analysis” in Treaty Compliance – Some Concerns and Remedies, eds: Canadian Council on International Law and the Markland Group (Kluwer Academic Publishers, London 1998).
· “Compliance Mechanisms for Disarmament Treaties” in Verification Yearbook 2000 , Trevor Findlay, ed., published by Verification Research Training and Information Centre, (VERTIC), London, 2000.
He is the author of numerous articles including “Getting the Inspectors Back Into Iraq” in Disarmament Diplomacy issue No. 44 (November 1999) and “The Practical Effect of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Program” in Disarmament Diplomacy, issue No.25 (April 1998).