Towards an Arms Trade Treaty – Now or Never?

Thursday 9 September 2010 17:00 to 19:00

Location

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP
 

Participants

Chair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Chatham House

Speakers:

Mr Jesse Clarke, The Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Mr Brian Wood, Amnesty International
Dr Zeray Yihdego, Oxford Brookes University

In October 2009, a majority of UN Member States voted to adopt a clear timetable for the development of an arms trade treaty. Building on the preparatory committee's meeting in July, this seminar will discuss the necessity for a treaty and the legal issues that arose in the meetings. Questions of interest include the minimum standards that should be applicable to the use, management and transfer of arms, as well as the limitations states may place on the international transfer of arms.