Contents Being arrested At the police station Your rights in detention Being searched Your property In the cells Eating and drinking Being interviewed Length of detention Getting out a. Being charged b. Being cautioned c. Formal warnings d. Being bailed…
Scottish Parliament Debate 24th January 2002
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Personal Declaration of Judge Eckart Rottka about the demonstration of “Judges and Public Prosecutors for Peace” in Mutlangen on 12 January 1987
I should like to explain briefly why I have demonstrated at Mutlangen together with like-minded colleagues – men and women. I do not claim any moral justification for my action: I am no more moral than thousands of demonstrators before…
We have been guilty, Ulf Panzer
On January 12, 1987, twenty-two judges from all over West Germany, and from various jurisdictions, together formed a nonviolent blockade of the United States air base at Mutlangen, near Stuttgart, where the United States has deployed Pershing II nuclear missiles.…
Testimony of Meindert J F Stelling
Testimony of Meindert J F Stelling LL. M. Captain of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (ret.) Stationsstraat 21c 2405 BL Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands ANNOUNCING THAT YOU WILL REFUSE ORDERS CONCERNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS As a military officer I never…
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists September/October 1996,
And now, abolition Vol 52, No. 5 By Peter Weiss In its prolonged deliberations on the nuclear weapons case, the World Court labored mightily. It did not bring forth a mouse, as some had predicted, but a great victory for…
Eliminating Nuclear Arsenals: The NPT Pledge and What It Means
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Using as an example the effect on Britain of a Trident sized force
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Lethal Arrogance: Human Fallibility and Dangerous Technologies
The Cold War was over years ago and the world, as far as the major powers are concerned, is now apparently at peace. But appearances can be deceptive By Dr. Lloyd Dumas A decade ago, when the Cold…