Arms Trade Treaty: A Commentary - A Commentary

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty became binding international law in late 2014, and although the text of the treaty is a relatively concise framework for assessing whether to authorize or deny proposed conventional weapons transfers by States Parties, there exists controversy as to the meaning of certain key provisions. Furthermore, the treaty requires a national regulatory body to authorize proposed transfers of conventional weapons covered by the treaty, but does not detail how such a body should be established and how it should effectively function. The Arms Trade Treaty: A Commentary explains in detail each of the treaty provisions, the parameters for prohibitions or the denial of transfers, international cooperation and assistance, and implementation obligations and mechanisms. As states ratify and implement the Treaty over the next few years, the commentary provides invaluable guidance to government officials, commentators, and scholars on the meaning of its contentious provisions. This volume describes in detail which weapons are covered by the treaty and explains the different forms of transfer that the Arms Trade Treaty regulates. It covers international human rights, trade, disarmament, humanitarian law, criminal law, and state-to-state use of force, as well as the application of the treaty to non-state actors.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Casey-Maslen, Casey-Maslen Stuart, Andrew Clapham, Andrew (Professor of Public International Clapham, Gilles Giacca, Giacca Gilles, Sarah Parker
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2016
• EAN: 9780198723523
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872352-3
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Oxford Commentaries on International Law; The Arms Trade Treaty
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, International economic & trade law, Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law, Public international law: treaties and other sources, Public international law: economic and trade, Arms trade