A Study of the Compensation Legislation for International Nuclear Damage

摘要

In the paper, the author will analyze the provisions in the international conventions and in some western legal systems, and probe into the particular characteristics of the civil liability of nuclear damage. The author of the article concludes that the major nuclear states in the world usually have adopted diverse remedy mechanism, including the responsibility of nuclear facility operators, social responsibility, and the state compensation liability to provide adequate, timely and reasonable legal remedies for victims.