Take a look through external analysis of cases documented by this initiative as well as broader commentary on issues related to arms trade litigation. Use the filters to search for opinion pieces and academic journals, as well as podcasts, live events and more.
05 March 2025
Pursuing Accountability for the Arms Trade: A Primer on European and UK Laws and MechanismsValentina Azarova (PhD) | American Bar Association Center for Human Rights
This report maps and analyses the laws and systems governing arms exports, as well as relevant oversight and accountability mechanisms, in major arms-exporting EU countries and the UK, and identifies advocacy opportunities and accountability pathways for civil society.
03 October 2025
Supreme Court: Minister must perform reassessment of licence to export F-35 parts to Israel againDutch Supreme Court
News summary of the Dutch Supreme Court ruling requiring ministerial reassessment of the Netherlands’ licence to export F-35 fighter jet parts, focusing on the application of international humanitarian law risk standards.
19 March 2025
Bombed in air war, stalled by redacted files: How German authorities have failed Yemeni plaintiffsEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights | ECCHR
ECCHR press release on the withdrawal of the lawsuit filed by three Yemeni plaintiffs, supported by the Center and Mwatana for Human Rights, against German export licences to Saudi Arabia.
05 March 2025
Arms transfers are not a human rights-free zone - UN reportOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
In this report, OHCHR examines gaps with respect to the role of States and the private sector to prevent, address and mitigate the negative human rights impacts of arms transfers, including unregulated illicit arms transfers and diversion.
25 February 2025
Fact sheet: Legal cases and F-35 jet programmeCampaign Against Arms Trade
Fact sheet on the legal context for arms transfers in F-35 partner nations and legal cases on arms sales to Israel in these and other countries.
18 February 2025
Over 230 global organisations demand governments producing F-35 jets stop arming IsraelCampaign Against Arms Trade
Over 230 global civil society organisations have called on governments producing F-35 fighter jets to immediately halt all arms transfers to Israel, including the F-35 jets. This open letter was sent to the relevant Government Ministers of F-35 programme partner nations on 17 February 2025.
20 January 2025
Denmark proposes arms law change for IsraelRitzau News
News coverage on the Danish government’s proposal to amend national arms legislation to permit continued transfers of F-35 spare parts to Israel, amid legal concerns linked to international humanitarian law risk and ongoing litigation developments.
25 October 2024
Arms exports and access to justice: Enforcing international law through domestic courtsJacques Hartmann, Lea Köhne and Vincent Widdig | EJIL: Talk!
This article examines recent domestic litigation in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Denmark challenging arms export decisions, highlighting key legal and procedural barriers such as standing, justiciability and deference to executive authorities.
18 October 2024
Legal analysis and recommendations on implementation of the International Court of Justice, Advisory Opinion, Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemUnited Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
Position paper by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry outlining states’ obligations following the ICJ’s 19 July 2024 advisory opinion on Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including duties of non-recognition, non-assistance and implications for arms...
26 September 2024
A hands-off approach to international law: The Frankfurt administrative court’s stance on arms exports to IsraelKristoffer Burck and Vera Strobel | EJIL: Talk!
This article analyses recent litigation before the Frankfurt Administrative Court challenging German arms export authorisations to Israel. Together with parallel proceedings in Berlin, it highlights restrictive standing rules and limited judicial engagement with international legal obligations.
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