Seeking a Responsible Arms Trade to Reduce Human Suffering in Yemen

Bibliographic Data

ID21545367
AuthorsGiovanna Maletta (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume56
Issue1
Pages73-91
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Spectator (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0393-2729 • E-ISSN: 1751-9721
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03932729.2021.1876862
OpenAlexW3127534681
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

The war in Yemen has shown inconsistencies in European Union (EU) member states’ arms export control practices: specifically, how they have applied international humanitarian law standards in their arms transfer decisions towards members of the Saudi-led coalition involved in the conflict. While such discrepancies are not new, the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by all EU member states, including the United Kingdom (UK) at the time, has provided another framework for bringing these controversies into the spotlight. It has also provided non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the UK and France with further legal grounds to challenge the legality of these governments’ arms exports to Saudi Arabia and to seek their compliance with their obligations in the field of arms trade. These actions are noteworthy in terms of the information they provide on states’ arms export risk assessment procedures, on how to interpret and implement applicable legislation, and their possible impact on other countries’ decision-making in the same domain

Arms control · Business · European union · International trade · Legislation · Member states · Political science · Politics · Principle of legality · Ratification · Treaty · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

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