Italy’s Contribution to a More Robust International Architecture for the CBRN Legal Landscape A Critical Appraisal

During the last decades, the landscape of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (“CBRN”) threats has significantly evolved. In the light of this, it does not come as a surprise that several initiatives have recently been put in place both at universal and regional level to deal with such threats, trying to introduce a more robust legal framework for CBRN events. The present article provides a global assessment on the role played by Italy in identifying and/or strengthening international obligations related to CBRN events. In the light of the piecemeal CBRN legal landscape, the article will not discuss each and every initiative put in place by Italy; rather, the analysis will be focused on the contribution given by Italy to multilateral initiatives which are likely to produce cross-cutting or horizontal impacts on the discipline.