NLI Announcement
The IAEA's first Nuclear Law Institute was launched on 20 November 2011
in Vienna, attended by 87 participants from 61 countries.
The NLI provides the opportunity for legal experts or regulators employed by governments and relevant national agencies from Member States to be trained by well-known experts from the IAEA and other institutions while benefiting from modern teaching methods. It is expected that participants will acquire a solid understanding of all aspects of nuclear law and the necessary basic skills to draft, amend or review national nuclear legislation.
Background
Member States have long recognized that coherent and comprehensive national legal frameworks are essential for ensuring the safe and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. In the past few years, the growing number of international instruments and their complexity have increased the demand for assistance by Member States including the demand for training and capacity building in the area of nuclear law.
It is against this backdrop and following the positive feedback from the participants of the 2011 Session, that the Office of Legal Affairs decided to organize the Nuclear Law Institute as an annual event.
-- By Laura Gil Martinez, IAEA Division of Public Information
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