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.
14 January 2020
Extraterritorial Obligations of Arms Exporting Corporations: New Communication to the ICCMarina Aksenova and Linde Bryk | Opinio Juris
This blog post provides explanation and analysis of two central aspects of the submission to the Office of the Prosecutor, namely its focus on corporate actors and the interpretation of complicity of corporate actors under the Rome Statute.
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.
18 October 2019
Individual Criminal Liability for Arms Exports under the ICC Statute: A Case Study of Arms Exports from Europe to Saudi-led Coalition Members Used in the War in YemenLinde Bryk and Miriam Saage-Maaß | Journal of International Criminal Justice
This article examines the circumstances under which corporate officers responsible for weapons exports can be criminally liable as accomplices to war crimes under Article 25(3)(c) of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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.
24 June 2019
UK Court Nixes Saudi Arms Sales–What it Means for the US and Other EU CountriesKristine Beckerle and Dearbhla Minogue | Just Security
This article, written following the decision of the Court of Appeal in June 2019, considers the significance and impact of this ruling on UK government policy and practice as well as how it might shape how EU member states and the United States might consider arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition.
30 April 2018
Canada’s dual role in Yemen: Arms exports to Saudi Coalition dwarf aid sent to war-torn countryBrendan Kennedy and Michelle Shephard | Toronto Star
This article considers the broader context of arms sales by Canada to countries involved in the conflict in Yemen, in particular Saudi Arabia, by analysing its export statistics and reporting.
01 April 2018
European Responsibility for War Crimes in Yemen – Complicity of RWM Italia and Italian Arms Export Authority?European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
This case report from one of the claimants provides a detailed and comprehensive overview and analysis of the Italian legal challenge.
19 January 2018
Comment: Canada's Trade-off between Arms and Human RightsJames Hendry | Philippe Kirsch Institute Global Justice Journal
This article provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the first two challenges launched by Professor Daniel Turp in 2016 and 2018 respectively, with particular focus on the evidence which came to light between the first and second challenge.
11 August 2016
The Public Interest Litigation Project Case against Arms TradeJelle Klaas and Merel Hendrickx (PILP) | Humboldt Law Clinic Blog
This blog post provides a critical overview of the 2016 case submitted by PILP as part of a group of NGOs that sought to challenge arms export licensing decisions by the government.
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