The Arms Trade Treaty: A Commentary

by Andrew Clapham

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty became binding international law in late 2014, and although the text of the treaty is a relatively concise framework for assessing whether to authorize or deny proposed conventional weapons transfers by States Parties, there exists controversy as to the meaning of certain key provisions. Furthermore, the treaty requires a national regulatory body to authorize proposed transfers of conventional weapons covered by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198723520
• ISBN13: 9780198723523
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.8"