Autore: Ponti, Christian
Titolo: Trasferimenti di armi, diritti umani e diritto umanitario. Spunti di riflessione dopo l'adozione del Trattato sul commercio delle armi convenzionali
Periodico: Diritti umani e diritto internazionale
Anno: 2013 - Volume: 7 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 643 - Pagina finale: 668

On 2 April 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty, the first-ever treaty toregulate the international trade in conventional weapons. This study examines the legal frameworkon arms transfer established by this Treaty. In particular, it analyzes the common internationalstandards adopted by the Treaty for regulating the international trade and for preventing anderadicating the illicit trade in conventional arms. The main objective of the study is to make a criticalassessment of the legal parameters and State obligations' arising from the Arms Trade Treaty,and its potential contribution to reduce human rights abuses and humanitarian law violations. Theconclusion reached by this study is that the Arms Trade Treaty may contribute to reduce humansuffering, but it is just a first step towards an effective and comprehensive international regulationof the arms trade.




SICI: 1971-7105(2013)7:3<643:TDADUE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Testo completo: http://www.mulino.it/download/article/10.12829/75253
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