The UN Security Council and Small Arms Proliferation

Richard Dwomoh

ISBN 10: 3838362748 / ISBN 13: 9783838362748

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mai 2010, 2010

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Neuware -'The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapon systems []. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms could well be described as weapons of mass destruction.' The afore mentioned remarks by Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the UN, is not only a recognition of the devastating effects of arms proliferation, but it equally sums up the carnage and terror being wrought across the globe through the illicit trade in arms. This book offers a framework through which the UN Security Council may legislate to regulate the arms trade, as an alternative to the UN General Assembly consensus stricken Arms Trade Treaty process. The author illustrates why the Council would need to determine the illicit trade in arms as a threat to international peace and security. He also challenges the Council to pursue a legislative act akin to its resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) on countering the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction respectively, to regulate the arms trade. The book is especially useful for UN policymakers, state officials, civil society organizations, and scholars interested in the global arms trade and its human cost.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The UN Security Council and Small Arms Proliferation
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mai 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838362748
• ISBN 13: 9783838362748
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

"The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapon systems []. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms could well be described as weapons of mass destruction." The afore mentioned remarks by Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the UN, is not only a recognition of the devastating effects of arms proliferation, but it equally sums up the carnage and terror being wrought across the globe through the illicit trade in arms. This book offers a framework through which the UN Security Council may legislate to regulate the arms trade, as an alternative to the UN General Assembly consensus stricken Arms Trade Treaty process. The author illustrates why the Council would need to determine the illicit trade in arms as a threat to international peace and security. He also challenges the Council to pursue a legislative act akin to its resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) on countering the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction respectively, to regulate the arms trade. The book is especially useful for UN policymakers, state officials, civil society organizations, and scholars interested in the global arms trade and its human cost.

About the Author

Richard Dwomoh is a Project Coordinator at Amnesty International Norway, Oslo. He holds an M.Phil in Peace and Conflict Studies, and an LL.M in Public International Law, both from the University of Oslo, Norway. His research interests include post-conflict peacebuilding, small arms proliferation, the arms trade, human rights and UN law making.