The Arms Trade Litigation Monitor
The Arms Trade Litigation Monitor tracks and documents litigation and other legal interventions against arms exports. To date, the main focus has been on arms supplies linked with the armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. On this site, you can find detailed information about the background and progress of each case, access and download all related court documents, read expert opinion and analysis, and explore common challenges faced across the cases.
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About the Site
This initiative aims to raise awareness of ongoing and increasing efforts to legally challenge arms-supply relationships that contribute to serious violations of international law and fuel protracted violence in Yemen.
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The international, regional and national rules governing arms transfers define illegal transfers and arms supply relationships and prohibit wrongful assistance by states and corporations in the commission of international law violations.
Read moreThemes
From an assessment of the cases documented on this site, several common barriers to both initiating litigation and succeeding in achieving accountability for international arms transfers through judicial means can be identified.
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Analysis
View all19 May 2023
Including the Arms Sector in the EU Corporate Due Diligence DirectiveLeón Castellanos-Jankiewicz and Melanie Schneider | Originally published in Verfassungsblog
This article reflects on the potential role that the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in ensuring accountability in the current European firearms export regime as well as preventing trafficking and diversion,
Read more23 March 2023
What's Next for CAAT's Court Case on Arms to Saudi Arabia?Blog | Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT)
This blog post reflects on the process of CAAT's legal challenge to the UK government, over its arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen.
Read more15 March 2023
Italy fails victims of war crimes in Yemen despite prove of violation of Arms Trade TreatyRete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo published an article on the decision of the Judge for Preliminary Investigations in Rome concerning the criminal responsibility of Italian public officials and the CEO of an arms manufacturer for exporting arms that were used in Yemen.
Read more07 September 2022
The ATT and the Arms Trade: Trends in Financial and Corporate ResponsibilityForum on the Arms Trade, Control Arms and PAX
The Forum on the Arms Trade, Control Arms and PAX co-hosted an event examining emerging trends in financial and corporate approaches to the arms trade and the ATT related to human rights standards, especially those requiring and promoting human rights due diligence (HRDD).
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