Nuclear nonproliferationinternational obligations a72251 99x the arms trade treaty. The objective of the att is to prevent the illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion through the establishment of the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms. Sentiment in the halls fluctuates too fast to make reporting on its every twitch worthwhile the latest rumor is that the entire affair will go back to the u. After more than 20 years of campaigning by amnesty international and partner ngos, the arms trade treaty became international law on 24 december 2014. Click download or read online button to get the arms trade treaty a commentary book now. The arms trade treaty att, the first global, legally binding instrument to reg. The landmark arms trade treaty att, regulating the international trade in conventional arms from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships. Over theyears, the uns growth in membership has risen to 193 member states. The treaty was adopted by the united nations general assembly on april 2, 20 and opened for signature on june 3, 20. The makes arms transfer decisions att subject to humanitarian. Arms trade treaty wikisource, the free online library.
The arms trade treaty att is an international treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional arms and seeks to prevent and eradicate illicit trade and diversion of conventional arms by establishing international standards governing arms transfers. Full text versions of the treaty are available for download in. The arms trade treaty is a multilateral treaty designed to regulate international trade in conventional arms. The wide scope of the treaty, which includes small. The arms trade treaty united nations digital library system. Dec 19, 2018 this has led to concrete outcomes at international disarmament diplomacy forums in recent years. The arms trade treaty and drones the stimson center.
On april, foreign affairs minister chrystia freeland announced the introduction of new legislation that will harmonize canadian laws with the new treaty. The arms trade treaty preamble the states parties to this treaty, guided by th purposee ans principled o thfs chartee o thfr unitee d nations, recalling articl 26 oef the charte orf the united nation whics h seek tso promote the establishmen ant d maintenanc oef internationa peacl e and security. Advocates of the proposed united nations arms trade treaty att promise that it will prevent the flow of arms to human rights violators. Mexico signed the arms trade treaty on june 3, 2014. O recognize their obligation to ensure respect for ihl by including a requirement in the treaty to a assess the likelihood that serious violations of ihl will be committed with the arms. A practical guide to national implementation the arms trade treaty 4 about the authors and contributors stuart caseymaslen is an honorary professor with the faculty of law at the university of pretoria in south africa. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
An electronic copy word or pdf file of a state partys report may be sent to the. The meme of the weak arms trade treaty the commentator. Is your state in a position to provide assistance to other states to enable implementation of the provisions of the arms trade treaty. The government of canada is about to accede to the arms trade treaty att, the first and only legally binding treaty designed to regulate the multibilliondollar global arms trade. Determined to build on the progress made, it decided to convene in new york, from 18 to 28 march 20, the final united nations conference on the arms trade treaty, to be governed by the rules of procedure adopted on 3 july 2012, in order to finalize the elaboration of the arms trade treaty in an open and transparent manner, utilizing the. Att has broken down and will not report a draft treaty to the member nations. Noting the contribution made by the united nations programme of action to. The most comprehensive treaty of its kind, the att would regulate weapons trade throughout the world on everything from battleships to bullets. General assembly for a twoyear extension of its negotiating mandate but one thing is clear. Prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in. The adoption follows the failure last week of the final united nations conference on the arms trade treaty to reach consensus on the text at the conclusion of its twoweek session. United nations to establish common standards for the international transfer of. This is a big victory for american gun owners, and the.
Pdf download the arms trade treaty a commentary free. Guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations. Applying the arms trade treaty to ensure the protection of. Arms trade treaty united states department of state. Pdf the arms trade treaty att in the horn of africa. Arms trade treaty united nations treaty collection. Xxvi8 of 10 may 20 proposal of corrections to the original text of the. Recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the worlds human and economic resources.
In 2006, under resolution 6189, the assembly had recognized that the absence of common international standards on the import, export and transfer of conventional arms was a contributory factor to conflict, the. Recalling the united nations disarmament commission guidelines for international arms transfers in the context of general assembly. The arms trade treaty att is a multilateral treaty to regulate the international trade in conventional arms. Arms trade treaty att conference is increasingly looking like a failure. The arms trade treaty is the first legallybinding instrument ever negotiated in the united nations to establish common standards for the international transfer of conventional weapons. The object of the att is to establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating the international trade in conventional arms, to prevent and. The purpose of the att, which was finally adopted in 20, is to contribute to international and regional peace, security, and stability, by regulating. Another of president obamas brazen acts as he leaves office is a parting shot at american gun owners by submitting the u. The treaty is in the preliminary stages of development and has not yet been officially negotiated. While the nra and a bipartisan majority of progun senators have succeeded in blocking this treatys.
Recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of internatio nal peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world s human and economic resources. Mexico has also issued a statement of provisional application of article 6 and 7 of the treaty. This article first examines the att, and observes that the. On september 25, the united states became the 91st state to sign the treaty. The states parties to this treaty, guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations. General assembly ga adopted the arms trade treaty att on a vote of 154 nations in favor including the united states, 23 abstentions, and 3 against iran, north korea. The arms trade treaty 10 list of boxes and tables boxes 2.
On 2 april 20, the general assembly of the united nations unga adopted the arms trade treaty att. The att contains a preamble and 28 articles regulating the international trade in conventional arms. Noting the contribution made by the united nations programme of action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, as well as the protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the united nations. The hyperlinking of outside resources is not an endorsement by the united nations of the views expressed therein nor does the united nations have control over the content or accuracy of information. Permanent representative of australia to the united nations in geneva and ambassador for disarmament. Inadequate controls on arms transfers have led to widespread availability and misuse of weapons. How to download the arms trade treaty a commentary. No editorial comment is implied by the omission of a resource or website. Mexico has also issued a statement of provisional application of article 6. The arms trade treaty is the name of a potential multilateral treaty that would control the international trade of conventional weapons. The united states was the 91st state to sign the treaty. The hyperlinking of outside resources is not an endorsement by the united nations of the views expressed therein nor does the united nations have control over the content or accuracy of information provided. Annual report guidance booklet arms trade treatybaseline. General and complete disarmament united nations digital.
The treaty shall be open for signature at the united nations headquarters in new york by all states from 3 june 20 until its entry into force. The arms trade treaty att is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons it entered into force on 24 december 2014. United nations the arms trade treaty preamble the states parties to this treaty, guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations, recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with. Mexico ratified the arms trade treaty on september 29, 20. Dec 15, 2016 another of president obamas brazen acts as he leaves office is a parting shot at american gun owners by submitting the u. Programme of action on the illicit trade in small arms. The conference on the united nations arms trade treaty u. What joining the arms trade treaty means for canada. Exceptionally it was adopted by resolution of the united nations general assembly unga. The arms trade treaty is the first legallybinding instrument ever negotiated in the. The arms trade treaty was adopted in april 20 and entered into force on 24 december 2014. Any state that is a party to the treaty must obey strict rules on international arms transfers. The arms trade treaty at a glance arms control association. It intends to delude, deceive, and destroy the american form of government, because without firearms there is no force to.
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