28 July 2023
Access to Justice for Gun Violence
Jasmijn van Dijk, Felix Hartner, Viktoria Schmidt, Nada Ben Yahia, supervised by Dr. León Castellanos-Jankiewicz | University of Amsterdam Law Clinics, Asser Institute for International and European Law
Read full report hereThis report discusses the gaps in accountability for European arms exports by assessing the mechanisms in place in 11 European countries to challenge authorised arms exports.
This report conducts an analysis of national legal frameworks and case law across Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, and Sweden to measure accountability for European arms exports when resulting in injury in third states. It concludes that there are significant inadequacies in the legal systems of these countries, which present several barriers to holding arms corporations accountable and thereby providing effective remedy to victims of gun violence.