Africa and an arms trade treaty
By: Dominique Dye
Contributors: Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
Series: ISS paper -- 191; ISS papers -- no. 191.
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Description: This paper discusses the preliminary perceptions and understandings of African countries on an arms trade treaty (ATT). Pursuant to the General Assembly Resolution 61/89, "Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons", adopted in December 2006, a group of 28 governmental experts were appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to assess the feasibility,scope and parameters of a possible ATT. Experts from five African countries, namely South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria and Kenya, took part in the study. These countries' perceptions and understandings of an ATT will be discussed and analysed with the aim of highlighting the reservations and uncertainties that have been raised. The possible reasons for these reservations will also be discussed.
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"August 2009."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 8-10).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background to the Arms Trade Treaty Initiative; title: The GGE Report; title: African responses to an ATT; title: Benefits, drawbacks and concerns; title: Viewpoints from African GGE participants; title: Conclusions and recommendations.