5-dayprogramme

BUILDING CAPACITIES FOR EFFECTIVEIMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY

TRAINING COURSE 13-17 APRIL 2015

Course Directors Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

This course is intended to train government officials of states havingsigned the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on how to implement its provisionseffectively. The goal of the course is to contribute to fulfilling the twomain objectives of the ATT: to “establish the highest possible commoninternational standards for regulating or improving the regulation of theinternational trade in conventional arms” and to “prevent and eradicatethe illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion.”

Key benefits for you

The course will enable you to:

• Acquire knowledge about the current global and regional trends in the conventional arms trade as well as the history of international efforts to regulate it;

• Understand the requirements and implications for your country of the commitments it undertook in signing the Arms Trade Treaty;

• Share good practices and experience with experts and practitioners from other states, international organisations and research institutions on the regulation of the international arms trade;

• Enhance skills to respond cooperatively and effectively to the challenges of applying the provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty.

Faculty profiles

The teaching staff is an international team composed of academics and practitioners with broad experience in arms control, legal issues, diplomacy and/or military affairs, from national government agencies, international organisations, advocacy groups and research centres.

Participant profile

This course is directed at government decision-makers in the field of conventional arms trade regulation, legal advisors involved in conventional arms trade regulation as well as staff of government arms trade licensing agencies.

Mr Marc Finaud

Senior Programme Advisor, Emerging Security Challenges Programme, GCSP; former French Diplomat; Senior Resident Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); Master’s degrees in International Law and Political Science.

Dr Silvia Cattaneo

Coordinator, Geneva Forum.Former Consultant, Small Arms Survey (Geneva), Amnesty International (UK), Groupe de Recherche et Information de la Paix (Brussels), and the Biting the Bullet project. Adjunct Professor, International University in Geneva.

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Alumni community

Upon completion of the course, you become part of the expanding GCSP alumni network and enjoy continued access to our events. Security policy conferences enable current and past participants to meet, debate policy issues and share ideas and experiences in an informal setting.

Admission

For further details about the course and the application process, please contact:

m.finaud@gcsp.ch

+41 (0)22 730 96 41

or

silvia.cattaneo@ graduateinstitute.ch

+41 (0)22 908 59 32

Application deadline: 22 March 2015 for those requiring a visa

1 April 2015 for all others

Tuition fees: None. Participants from OECD countries are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Scholarships are available to cover costs for participants from other countries.

Language requirements: The course will be held in English. No translation will be provided.

Venue: GCSP Maison de la paix Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2D P.O. Box 1295 CH-1211 Geneva 1

www.gcsp.ch

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Why you should attend

This course offers essential understanding and knowledge about the requirements derived from signature and ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty.

Moreover, it provides an opportunity to share practical experience with government officials from other geographic and professional backgrounds, thus improving individual and collective capacities for effective implementation of the Treaty provisions.

Course focus

Day 1 • Introduction • The trade in conventional arms: global and regional perspectives • History and goals of the arms trade treaty (ATT); treaty infrastructure • Key elements of a transfer control system

Day 2 • What is a control list? • ATT scope • Existing good practices / standards • Transfer controls: prohibited transfers (Art. 6) • Export and export assessment (Art. 7) • Gender-based violence

Day 3 • Risk assessment exercise (Case Study) • Transfer controls: import, transit, transshipment, brokering (Art. 8-10)

Day 4 • Diversion (Art. 11) • Exercise (Case Study) • Information exchange, record- keeping, reporting (Art. 12-13)

Day 5 • International cooperation (Art. 15) • International assistance (Art. 16) • Recap exercise

Course design

The course is intended to combine knowledge transfer, skill development (in particular through simulation exercises), and experience sharing among trainers and participants from diverse geographical and professional backgrounds.

GCSP

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy is an international foundation with 45 member states from across the globe that provides forward-thinking and innovative solutions for leaders and policymakers concerned with international affairs and security in today’s complex, globalised world.

Geneva Forum

A joint initiative of the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (CCDP), the Geneva Forum aims to further progress towards a more secure world by facilitating dialogue and research dissemination on disarmament, arms control, peace and security. The Geneva Forum interacts with government missions to the United Nations in Geneva, UN bodies, international and regional organisations, NGOs and think tanks as well as Geneva-based communities engaged in areas relating to disarmament and arms control, human rights and international humanitarian law, and development.

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