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Guns or Growth? - Assessing the Impact of Arms Sales on Sustainable Development (Paperback)
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A report published by Amnesty International, IANSA, and Oxfam, for
the Control Arms campaign. Published in association with Project
Ploughshares, and SaferworldEvery state has a right to
self-defence, under Article 51 of the UN Charter. However, the UN
Charter also requires all member states to 'promote universal
respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms' in order
to achieve 'economic and social progress and development' (Articles
1, 55 and 56) and 'to promote the establishment and maintenance of
international peace and security with the least diversion for
armaments of the world's human and economic resources' (Article
26). The countries of Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle
East hold 51 per cent of the world's heavy weapons. Excessive or
inappropriate arms purchases are a drain on social and economic
resources which developing countries simply cannot afford. The
Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved without
addressing the issue of sustainable development in all aspects of
policy, including arms transfers. Both arms importers and exporters
must ensure that arms transfers do not undermine sustainable
development. For arms exporters, various export-control regimes
already include this requirement, as does the proposed Arms Trade
Treaty, but few governments fully respect these commitments. Lip
service leads to arms falling into the wrong hands and the
diversion of scarce resources from fighting poverty. To protect the
social and economic rights of poor people, exporting governments
must apply an effective and systematic methodology to assess
whether proposed arms transfers will affect sustainable
development. This report proposes such a methodology, and explains
why, excepting legitimate security needs, arms transfers with an
adverse impact on sustainable development must not go ahead.
General
Imprint: |
Oxfam
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2004 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Jane Chanaa
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Dimensions: |
290 x 210 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
96 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85598-538-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-85598-538-0 |
Barcode: |
9780855985387 |
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