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A Balance of Risks: The Protection of Human Rights in International Arms Trade Agreements

Borja Alvaro Alvarez Martinez
Journal04 March 2020
This article was published on Brill | Nijhoff

Abstract

This article seeks to explore the possibilities and limitations that the introduction of human rights sensibilities within arms trade treaties has. It will compare and analyze the leading instruments in this field, namely the Arms Trade Treaty and the Council of Europe Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. It will be argued that these instruments, in spite of the issues common to both instruments, such as the employment of blurred terms, unclear guidelines, lackluster implementation, are however, the flexible frameworks that will allow for future improvements, and a growing relevance of human rights risk assessments within international arms trade.

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