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The successful implementation of a legally binding instrument to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention will require global outreach to and education of all those whose activities are embraced by the elements of the regime. For the legally binding instrument to be effective, all those engaged in such activities need to be aware of the obligations not only of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention but also of the requirements of the legally binding instrument. Such outreach and education needs to be carried out by the future organization to implement the legally binding instrument and by the States Parties to the instrument.
This chapter has outlined the way in which the Department of Peace Studies has sought to achieve a world-wide outreach and education on issues relating to a future legally binding instrument to strengthen the international legal prohibition against biological warfare as an example of how such global outreach and education can be addressed. For such outreach and education to be successful, the website providing such information has to have established its credibility. The information presented needs to be tailored to the recipient audience and needs to be designed to satisfy the requirements of the recipients. It is also important to separate factual official information from analysis and recommendations.
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Whitby, S.M., Rhodes, C. (2004). Global Outreach and Education. In: Chevrier, M.I., Chomiczewski, K., Garrigue, H., Granasztói, G., Dando, M.R., Pearson, G.S. (eds) The Implementation of Legally Binding Measures to Strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 150. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2098-8_26
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