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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Empresas de armas y derechos humanos: México solicita Opinión Consultiva a la Corte Interamericana | Agenda Estado de Derecho | 2023 | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Ukraine Landmine Use Under Scrutiny | Arms Control Today | March 2023 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Special section on ‘arms export controls during war and armed conflict | Wiley | Volume 14, No. 1 | Jennifer L. Erickson, Emma Soubrier, Anna Stavrianakis
United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments Europe Global Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
La demanda de México contra fabricantes y vendedores de armas en EE. UU y el estándar de complicidad empresarial por violaciones a los derechos humanos | NEXOS | February 10, 2023. | Tomas Hamilton
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe Asia/Oceania
Debunking the myth of the ‘robust control regime’: UK arms export controls during war and armed conflict | Global Policy | Volume 14, No. 1 | Anna Stavrianakis
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Europe
Demystifying the ‘gold standard’ of arms export controls: US arms exports to conflict zonest | Global Policy | Volume 14, No. 1 | Jennifer L. Erickson
United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Israeli courts legitimized the state’s worst policies. We must still protect them | +972 Magazine | January 23, 2023. | Natalie Davidson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Over Promising and Under Delivering on Arms Transfer Policies | The Stimson Center | January 23, 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
Mexico’s Civil Litigation Against US Gun Manufacturers and Dealers for Cartel Violence: Developing a Standard of Corporate Complicity in Gross Human Rights Violations | Opinio Juris | January 13, 2023. | Tomas Hamilton
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe Asia/Oceania
Fueling Conflict: Analyzing the human impact of the war in Yemen | Oxfam | January 11, 2023. | Martin Butcher
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe
Mine Use Continues as Ban Treaty Marks Anniversary | Arms Control Today | January 11, 2023. | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Call for Restraints in US Arms Transfers to Ukraine | IPS UN Bureau | January 5, 2023. | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Abolishing Geopolitics and Building a World Without State Violence | Metapolis | February 1, 2023. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
An Analysis of Canada's Reporting on Military Exports | Project Ploughshares | 2023 | Kelsey Gallagher
Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Biden’s Conventional Arms Transfer Policy | multiple essays in H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Policy Roundtable II-2 | July 7, 2023. | Jennifer L. Erickson
United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
High-risk arms trade and the financial sector | PAX and Profundo | September 21, 2023. | Frank Slijper
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Europe
Mine Use Continues as Ban Treaty Marks Anniversary | Arms Control Today | January/February 2023 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Privately Made Firearms in the European Union | Project Insight | December 13, 2023. | Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Types of Firearms Used in Violence in the European Union | Project Insight | December 13, 2023. | Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Risks and impacts from attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine | Pax | December 21, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Twenty-five Years of Ridding the World of Landmines | Stimson Center December 5 | December 5, 2022. | Rachel Stohl
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Regional Expertise Global
Explosive Weapons Declaration Endorsed | Arms Control Today | December 2022 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in Sub-Saharan Africa: Using UN Reports on Arms Embargoes to Identify Sources, Challenges and Policy Measures | SIPRI | 2022 | Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: Judge Dismisses Complaint Citing PLCAA and Standing Issues | ASIL Insights (with Leila Nadya Sadat) | 2022 | León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
The Missile Technology Control Regime at a Crossroads: Adapting the Regime for Current and Future Challenges | SIPRI Policy Paper | December 2022 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe