EDITORIAL
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The Arms Trade Treaty, a new instrument for arms control
Rafael GrasaFor the second time, this e-review will focus on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), adopted by the United Nations in April 2013. This is an indication of how important the ATT may be. Its importance is, above all, symbolic. However, it may also serve to regulate the behaviour of states and — indirectly — private actors, depending on the actual results once the treaty enters into force. We wished to look at the different, sometimes conflicting, reactions it has provoked among activists, experts and academics, as well as among states and businesses. These reactions range from complete satisfaction to total and instant pessimism, as well as a whole range of intermediate opinions. The truth is that the ATT has generated expectations and controversy from the beginning, from the long and complicated period of gestation of the UN mandate for the negotiations, through to the negotiations themselves on the basis of the mandate finally adopted, with the disappointment of July 2012.
IN DEPTH
INTRODUCTION
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The Arms Trade Treaty and its effects on the ground
Sabina Puig and Léonie van TongerenThe recent adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)[1], the first treaty on the global trade in conventional arms, has been hailed as an historic moment. After years of discussions and lobbying, on 2 April the 193-nation UN General Assembly approved the treaty with 154 votes in favour, three against (Iran, Syria and North Korea), and 23 abstentions (including China, Russia, and India).[2]
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CENTRAL ARTICLES
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What has the Arms Trade Treaty done for us?
Nicholas Marsh -
Is the Arms Trade Treaty a failure?
Barnaby Pace -
Will the Arms Trade Treaty Stop the Next Viktor Bout?
Kathi Lynn Austin -
The relationship between the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and the Arms Trade Treaty
Sarah Parker -
Lessons learned: How NGOs contributed to the ATT success
Roy Isbister and Kloé Tricot O'Farrell
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TO LEARN MORE
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To learn more
From the wealth of information that can be found on the Internet about arms trade we have selected some of the most relevant websites, documents, statements, reports and articles from official sources, NGOs, think tanks and other internationally relevant actors. We have also listed a section of regional regulations on arms trade.
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INTERVIEW
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Jordi Armadans, director of FundiPau (Foundation for Peace)
Javier AlcaldeJordi Armadans, a political scientist and journalist, is director of FundiPau (Foundation for Peace), in Barcelona. As a member of the Control Arms coalition he was in New York to follow the ATT negotiations.
Platform
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Banning nuclear weapons
Richard Moyes -
In search of a solution to the Palestinian conflict?
Ricard González -
Judicial proceedings against Shell: A first step towards compensating the victims
Gerardo Ríos
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