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Article

6 May 2013

Author:
Andrew Clapham in European Society of Intl. Law Reflections

The Arms Trade Treaty: A Call for an Awakening

What this author finds remarkable is that international lawyers and human rights advocates (inside and outside government) have shown such little interest in [the] new [Arms Trade] treaty...This reflection piece is aimed as a wake-up call...as this is not really a treaty about prohibiting weapons or disarmament, nor is it a trade treaty; it is a treaty about human rights, a treaty about preventing violations of international humanitarian law, and a treaty which aims at halting terrorist offences and the worst atrocity crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes... If we care about the horrific violence in Syria – we should surely care about a treaty designed to cut off the supply of arms and ammunition...Of course nothing much will happen without massive public pressure. Wake-up international lawyers – consider this a call to arms.