Other International Instruments

A wide range of agreements and international bodies touch on arms trade and weapons issues. A partial list includes: the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW); the Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA); and the Human Rights Council. Also included here are experts seeking a Torture Free Trade Treaty and other future instruments.

Featured Publications

How to maintain multilateral cooperation on export controls in an era of geopolitical competition

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | June 16, 2026.

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Mapping the Gap: Youth Peace and Security, National Action Plans, and Small Arms and Light Weapons Control

Scrap Weapons | June 2, 2026.

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What next for the UN Programme of Action? Gender perspectives and the future of small arms control

UNIDIR (with Hana Salama) | June 2026

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How the Sahel Became More Vulnerable | Inkstick | 2021 | Gabriel Mondragon Toledo
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments
The Mexican Stand-Off | Inkstick | 2021 | Gabriel Mondragon Toledo
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)United States Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Other International Instruments
Women count for peace and security. A story of collaboration in the Philippines | The Journal of Social Encounters | 2021 | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
First Committee Briefing Book 2020 | Reaching Critical Will | 2020 | Laura Boillot, Natalie Goldring
Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
A Just Peace Ethic Primer | Georgetown University Press | 2020 | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Punishing the violators? Arms embargoes and economic sanctions as tools of norm enforcement | Review of International Studies | Volume 46, No. 1 | Jennifer L. Erickson
United States Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace and | January 10 | January 10, 2019. | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
The Oxford Handbook on Women, Peace, and Security | Oxford University Press | January 10, 2019. | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Factsheet on tools of torture in Indonesian prisons | Omega Research Foundation | 2019 | Helen Close
Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Global Other International Instruments
Quick Guide: Results of the Third Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons | IANSA briefing paper | 2018 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Reflections on UN Alliances | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 6 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
A Call to Action by Civil Society on Gender and Small Arms Control | IANSA | 2018 | Jasmin Nario-Galace
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
Six key issues for the 2018 Review Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons | IANSA | 2018 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
It's time for deeds, not just words | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 10, No. 5 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments
China North Industries Corporation - Working Paper 2. | Omega Research Foundation andInternational Peace Information Service (IPIS) | 2017 | Helen Close
Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Global Other International Instruments
Understanding the Nascent Arms Transfer Control Regimes: Problems and Prospects | presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting | 2017 | Natalie Goldring
United States Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Other International Instruments