Law and the Arms Trade: Weapons, Blood and Rules

Author: Laurence Lustgarten
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509922291

Published In: September 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781509943500

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This ground-breaking book offers an extensive legal analysis-grounded in public law, EU, and international law-of arms trade regulation, integrated with insights drawn from international relations.

The sale of weapons and related technologies is, globally, one of the most politically controversial and ethically contentious forms of commerce. Intimately connected with sustaining repressive governments and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, arms exports are also a central element in the economic and strategic policies of the governments of all large industrial states. They have also been the source of abundant corruption, and of serious challenges to the norms and effectiveness of constitutional accountability in democratic states. On paper, the arms trade is heavily regulated: national legislation and international treaties are in place which purport to prohibit certain transactions and limit others. Yet despite its importance, legal and international relations scholarship on the subject has been surprisingly limited.

This book fills this gap in the literature by examining and comparing the export control regimes of eight leading nations - the USA, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, China, and India - with chapters contributed by leading experts in the field of law and international relations.

PART I. FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. The Arms Trade: A Critical Introduction

2. Governing Arms Transfers: The Praxis of Law and the Evaluation of Risk

PART II. THE EUROPEAN EXPORTING STATES

(A) European Union Legislation

3. Fragile Underpinning: The Limits of EU Rules

4. The EU Criteria: A Critical Examination

5. The UK: Institutional and Legal Innovation, Dangerous Dependency

Appendix One: The Place of Arms Exports in the UK Economy

Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman

1. Existing Information on Arms and Defence-related Jobs

2. Approach to Estimating Jobs Related to Arms Exports