The purpose of the workshop is to provide information on the existing international nuclear liability regime, in particular concerning the international instruments adopted under the auspices of the IAEA, including the Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage. Additional purposes of the workshop are to advise on the development of national nuclear liability legislation so that it reflects the principles and norms of the international regime, and to provide a forum at which participants can exchange information on possible difficulties, concerns and issues that their countries may have with the existing regime.