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.
12 July 2023
Interview with Saferworld's Yemen Office Country Manager Awfa Al-NaamiSaferworld
Saferworld's Sanjana Parashar interviews Saferworld's Yemen Office Country Manager Awfa Al-Naami about strategic litigation around arms sales in the context of the Yemen conflict.
27 June 2023
The Arms Trade Litigation Monitor: Legal Actions Against Irresponsible Arms TradeFrancesco Vignarca | Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
Francesco Vignarca discusses the criminal investigation into the liability of UAMA officials and RWM Italia S.p.A for arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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.
19 May 2023
Including the Arms Sector in the EU Corporate Due Diligence DirectiveLeón Castellanos-Jankiewicz and Melanie Schneider | Verfassungsblog
This article reflects on the potential role that the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in ensuring accountability in the current European firearms export regime as well as preventing trafficking and diversion.
10 May 2023
Due diligence and corporate liability of the defence industry: Arms exports, end use and corporate responsibilityMachiko Kanetake and Cedric Ryngaert | Flemish Peace Institute
This report t analyses the due diligence and related liability of businesses which export military items and technologies.
08 May 2023
Should Biden's new arms transfer policy apply to Israel?Jacob Batinga | Responsible Statecraft
This analysis discusses US President Joe Biden's new arms transfer policy and its application to US' subsidisation of Israel's arms industry.
19 April 2023
Strategic litigation and the arms tradeATLM Launch Event
This blog summarises the discussions that took place at the ATLM launch event in Brussels, Belgium.
04 April 2023
Mexico Appeals in Case Against Gun ManufacturersLeón Castellanos-Jankiewicz | Just Security
This article discusses Mexico's civil complaint against US gun manufacturers and wholesaler in the US District of Massachusetts on the grounds that the government of Mexico and its people have been “victimised” by the flow of US “lethal guns” across the border to criminal entities in Mexico....
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.
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