Nystuen, Gro; Egeland, Kjolv --- "The potential of the Arms Trade Treaty to reduce violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law" [2019] ELECD 938; in Bailliet, M. Cecilia (ed), "Research Handbook on International Law and Peace" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 267

Book Title: Research Handbook on International Law and Peace

Editor(s): Bailliet, M. Cecilia

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 12

Section Title: The potential of the Arms Trade Treaty to reduce violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law

Author(s): Nystuen, Gro; Egeland, Kjølv

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

This chapter evaluate the potential of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to reduce violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law. The chapter assesses the process and outcome of the negotiations of the ATT, the first international instrument that makes an explicit link between arms export and its potential consequences in terms of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law. The authors present the negotiation history of the ATT, comparing it to other recent treaty negotiations within humanitarian disarmament, and discuss the association between international law and peace studies. The main aim of the chapter is to present the ATT’s provisions for regulating in which situations arms exports will be prohibited.