Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The Arms Trade Treaty is the only international treaty covering a wide-range of conventional weapons. It entered into force in 2014 and includes provisions requiring assessments before arms are transferred, and public reporting, amongst other provisions.

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ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law

European Defence & Security Law & Policy Quarterly | August 27, 2026.

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Should We Separate Military From Security? with Anna Stavrianakis

Apple Podcasts | August 12, 2026.

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Why Kenya should join the Arms Trade Treaty

Saferworld | August 10, 2026.

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First Committee Briefing Book 2023 | Reaching Critical Will | 2023 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Fragments: Explosive Weapons Monitor Quarterly | International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) | 2023 | Katherine Young
Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The dilemma of dual-use AI | Ploughshares Monitor | 2023 | Kelsey Gallagher, Branka Marijan
Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
The UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: An analysis of outcomes from BMS8 and looking forward to RevCon4 | IANSA briefing paper | 2023 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
European arms manufacturers are legally virtually untouchable. That has to change | NRC | August 8, 2023. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
El Blindaje de las Armerías Europeas | El País | July 31, 2023. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The armor of the European arms industry | El País | July 31, 2023. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Access to Justice for Gun Violence. Seeking Accountability for European Arms Exports | Viktoria Schmidt and Nada Ben Yahia) | July 28, 2023. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The Humanitarian and Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine | Stimson Center | July 24, 2023. | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
As armas de fogo no centro da campanha argentina | Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil | July 19, 2023. | Maria Pia Devoto
Latin America Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions
A Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment of the Kakhovka Dam Flooding | Environment and Conflict Alert Ukraine | July 7, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Could the Lafarge Settlement provide Reparations for Victims of ISIL? | EJIL: Talk | July 3, 2023. | Tomas Hamilton
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe Asia/Oceania
Canada at the 9th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty | Project Ploughshares | June 15, 2023. | Kelsey Gallagher
Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Including the Arms Sector in the EU Corporate Due Diligence Directive | Verfassungsblog (with Melanie Schneider) | May 19, 2023. | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Biden’s New Policy: Can Human Rights Reshape U.S. Conventional Arms Transfers? | Arms Control Today | 2023 | Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global United States Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Las armas de fuego, en el centro de la campaña | Le Monde | 2023 | Maria Pia Devoto
Latin America Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Landmines and Cluster Munitions
The Geneva Paradox: vital discussions in an empty room | Transparency International Defence & Security | April 24, 2023. | Ara Marcen Naval
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Corruption Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Attacks on Agro-Industrial Sites in Ukraine Environment and Conflict Alert Ukraine | PAX | April 5, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
The Arms Trade Treaty at Ten | Stimson Center | April 3, 2023. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Mexico Appeals in Case against Gun Manufacturers | Just Security | 2023 | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
New U.S. Arms Policy Boosts Human Rights Focus | Arms Control Today | April 2023 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
U.S. Is Largest Arms Exporter in a Changing Market | Arms Control Association | April 2023 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use | Humanitarian Law & Policy | March 23, 2023. | Matthew Breay Bolton
Landmines and Cluster Munitions AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment
Editorial: Taking on the War-Builders | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 11, No. 2 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Axed and Burned: How Conflict-caused Deforestation Impacts Environmental, Socio-economic and Climate Resilience in Syria | PAX | 2023 | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)