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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Commemorating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Committing to a More Responsible Arms Trade | Stimson Center | December 4, 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
The EU Dual-use Regulation, cyber-surveillance and human rights: the competing norms and organised hypocrisy of EU export controls | Defence Studies | Volume 23, No. 4 | Mark Bromley
Global Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Latin America Europe
Una guerra sin códigos | Perfil | December 2, 2023. | Maria Pia Devoto
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Firearm-related Gender-based Violence in the European Union | Flemish Peace Institute | 2023 | Giovanna Maletta
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Corporate Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar: Business Complicity in the Investigations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission | In: Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs | November 24, 2023. | Tomas Hamilton
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Arms Trafficking Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Europe Asia/Oceania
Explosives Act and Existing Challenges | self-published | November 22, 2023. | Purna Shova Chitrakar
Landmines and Cluster Munitions Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Asia/Oceania
CCW Report, Volume 11, No. 4 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 11, No. 4 | Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Europe
Stop Arming Israel: Disrupt the Death Machine | Counter Punch | November 19, 2023. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Academic Freedom in Times of War | Hebrew University Jerusalem (in Hebrew) November 7 | November 7, 2023. | Natalie Davidson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 5 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 5 | Katherine Young, Matthew Breay Bolton, Erin Hunt, Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment Europe
Military Drones as the Weapons of Choice in Iraq | PAX | October 31, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 4 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 4 | Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Europe
First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 3 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 3 | Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Europe
In Shadow of War, a Snapshot of US Military Assistance to Israel | Stimson Center | October 13, 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
States Have an Opportunity to Lead on a Torture-Free Trade Treaty | Just Security | October 12, 2023. | Patrick Wilcken, Anna Crowe
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Latin America Global Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 2 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 2 | Katherine Young, Matthew Breay Bolton, Erin Hunt, Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment Europe
The Return of Cluster Bombs to Southeast Asia | Legacies of War | October 6, 2023. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
Landmines and Cluster Munitions Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)Asia/Oceania Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Latin America Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
159 Recommendations to the UN General Assembly First Committee | October 2 | October 2, 2023. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 1 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 1 | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Industry a Focus at Latest ATT Meeting | Arms Control Today | October 2023 | Jeff Abramson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Global Landmines and Cluster Munitions
Solidarity at the UN Requires Justice, Not War | Reaching Critical Will | September 29, 2023. | Ray Acheson
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons
Leveraging emerging technologies to enable environmental monitoring and accountability in conflict zones | International Review of the Red Cross | September 27, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
October 11, The Case for Human Rights Due Diligence for the Arms Sector | LinkedIn | September 21, 2023. | Cindy Ebbs
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Environment
DSEI: Desperately Seeking Exports Internationally | Declassified UK | September 12, 2023. | Anna Stavrianakis
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Europe
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Environmental and Property Damage | Global Investigative Journalism Network | September 8, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
Environment Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)