Illegal Arms Transfers

Illegal Arms Transfers

Programme of Action on small arms and its International Tracing Instrument

Under the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), governments agreed to improve national small arms laws, import/export controls, and stockpile management – and to engage in cooperation and assistance.

In 2005 they also adopted the International Tracing Instrument (ITI), which requires States to ensure that weapons are properly marked and that records are kept. Moreover, it provides a framework for cooperation in weapons tracing – fulfilling one of the commitments governments made in the Programme of Action. Improving weapons tracing is now part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Arms Trade Treaty

The landmark Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), regulating the international trade in conventional arms – from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships – entered into force on 24 December 2014.

UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

Resources

See also

Crime, Transnational, Global Conflict and Security, Law, Transnational, Military, Trade, War, Civil, Wars, Weapons

Further Readings

Amnesty International & Oxfam International.(2003) Shattered lives: The case for tough international arms control. London & Oxford: Authors.
Farah, D.Braun, S.(2007) Merchant of death: Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible. New York: Wiley.
Naylor, R. T.(1995) The structure and operation of the modern arms black market. In Boutwell, J.,Klare, M. T., &Reed, L. W. (Eds.), Lethal commerce: The global trade in small arms and light weapons(pp. 44-57) Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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