Law and the Arms Trade : Weapons, Blood and Rules (Paperback)

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 (B) Four Exporters: Harmonisation and Divergence 5. The UK: Institutional and Legal Innovation, Dangerous Dependency 6. The German Control Regime on Arms Exports DIRK HANSCHEL 7. Arms Exports in France JEAN-PHILIPPE DEROSIER AND BASAK ACAR 8. Sweden's Arms Export Controls: Balancing Support and Restraint MARK BROMLEY PART III THE MAJOR STATES OUTSIDE EUROPE 9. The United States and Arms Exports DR JOANNA SPEAR 10. Russian Arms Exports JULIAN COOPER 11. China as an Arms Exporter: The Strategic Contours of China's Arms Transfers MICHAEL RASKA AND RICHARD A BITZINGER 12. India and Arms Exports SHASHANK JOSHI PART IV INTERNATIONAL LAW 13. Arms Transfer Regulation beyond National Borders 14. The Arms Trade Treaty: A Measure of Global Governance PART V CONCLUSION 15. Future Directions