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06 December 2021
A Clear Risk of What? The Egyptian Navy, the Dutch Arms Export Policy and Linguistic Inconsistencies in the EU Common PositionJoëlle Trampert | Rethinking SLIC
This blog post reflects on the inconsistencies in the interpretation of the Common Position by English and Dutch Courts, namely the notion of clear risk.
05 November 2020
Are Courts Going to Set a Higher Standard for Human Rights Due Diligence in Arms Exports?Hans Lammerant (Vredesactie) | First published in IPIS
This article provides a critical overview of the trends in Belgian jurisprudence regarding arms export risk assessment decisions by the government.
20 January 2020
Complicity in War Crimes through (Legal) Arms Supplies?Kai Ambos | EJIL:Talk!
This blog post considers whether criminal complicity under international law is possible when exports are licenced by national authorities, in light of the communication to the ICC OTP and with a particular focus on the German system.
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.
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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