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17 November 2023
Gaza/Palestine: States have a Duty to Prevent GenocideInternational Commission of Jurists
This legal briefer focuses on States’ duty to prevent genocide under international law in situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including in Gaza.
08 November 2023
Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to IsraelJohn Ramming Chappell, Annie Shiel, Seth Binder, Elias Yousif, Bill Monahan, Amanda Klasing | Just Security
This article discusses the relevant US policies and laws that apply to arms transfers in light of the unparalleled US security assistance and arms sales relationship with Israel.
15 February 2022
Human Rights, Civilian Harm, and Arms Sales: A Primer on US Law and PolicyJohn Ramming Chappell and Brittany Benowitz | Center for Civilians in Conflict and American Bar Association
This primer seeks to inform oversight and advocacy efforts by identifying the relevant sources of US law governing arms transfers, compiling existing human rights protections and oversight mechanisms in these sources of law, and clarifying the authorities of different US government entities.
10 December 2019
Opinion on the Legality of Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Other Members of the Coalition Militarily Involved in YemenÉric David, Daniel Turp, Brian Wood, and Valentina Azarova | IPIS
This opinion addresses the legality under international law of the transfer of conventional arms and related equipment to the parties currently engaged in the conflict in Yemen, in light of the use of arms by the Saudi-UAE Coalition in the commission of international law violations in Yemen.
11 December 2015
Legal opinion on UK arms exports to Saudi ArabiaProfessor Philippe Sands QC, Professor Andrew Clapham, and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh (Matrix Chambers) | commissioned by Amnesty International UK, Oxfam, and Saferworld
This legal opinion concludes that the UK Government is acting in breach of its obligations arising under UK law, the EU Common Position on Arms Exports and the Arms Trade Treaty by continuing to authorise arms transfers to Saudi Arabia capable of being used in Yemen.
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