03 April 2024
UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza
600 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges write open letter warning that the UK government is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel.
Analysis
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.
Showing posts filtered by Jurisdiction.
02 February 2024
Nicaragua calls on UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada to immediately halt the supply of arms, ammunition, technology and/or components to IsraelKawsachun News
Nicaragua calls on UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada to immediately halt the supply of arms, ammunition, technology and/or components to Israel as they may have been used to facilitate or commit acts of genocide in Gaza.
05 January 2024
Summary Proceedings About the Delivery from the Netherlands of Parts for F-35 Fighter Planes to Israel (Part I)Otto Spijkers (Amsterdam and Leiden University College) | Opinio Juris
This legal opinion discusses the Netherlands's obligations under international law to refrain from supplying weapons parts to Israel, regardless of other interests.
12 September 2023
GLAN and Mwatana Appeal UK Arms Sales to KSAGlobal Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Mwatana for Human Rights
This press release discusses GLAN and Mwatana's request to the UK Court of Appeal to appeal against the High Court's recent judgment on the UK government's arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
13 July 2023
UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: Making [Non]Sense of the JudgementKatie Fallon | Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT)
This blog discusses lessons learned and problematic aspects of the the UK High Court's judgment on CAAT’s legal challenge to the UK government, over its arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen.
06 June 2023
Arms Trade Campaigners Defiant After Disappointing High Court Judgement Over Saudi Arabia Arms SalesCampaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT)
This press release reflects on the High Court’s judgement to CAAT’s legal challenge to the UK government, over its arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen.
23 March 2023
What's Next for CAAT's Court Case on Arms to Saudi Arabia?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.
29 January 2021
UK Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia: Q & ALouisa Brooke-Holland and Ben Smith | House of Commons Library
This briefing paper discusses UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on the risk of their use in Yemen in light of the scale of alleged IHL and IHRL violations by the Saudi-led coalition. It also provides an overview and discussion on CAAT's judicial review proceedings.
28 June 2019
Legal challenges to EU member states’ arms exports to Saudi Arabia: Current status and potential implicationsGiovanna Maletta | SIPRI
This article provides a detailed overview of legal challenges against arms exports to Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on the Italian and UK context.
