Arms trade treaty
Briefing
05-09-2011
Unlike weapons of mass destruction and land mines, international trade in conventional weapons is not covered by a legally binding global treaty. Currently, the relevant international regulations are made up of a patchwork of UN embargos, transparency mechanisms and a voluntary code of conduct. Since 2010, a UN preparatory committee on Arms Trade Treaty has been mandated to prepare the basis for a final conference to agree the treaty in 2012.
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- europeisk integration
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- gemensam utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik
- internationell politik
- internationell säkerhet
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