Project

Analysis of SALW seized in Colombia to evaluate and improve (European) arms export controls

Code
130A0108
Duration
01 August 2008 → 30 September 2010
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • Archaeology
  • Social sciences
    • Applied economics
    • Law
    • Other social sciences
Keywords
conflict prevention arms supply to non-state actors in conflict areas
 
Project description

Registers of arms seized from illegal non-state actors in the Colombian reconciliation process include arms of European origin and thereby point at violation of export licenses non-re-export clause. Markings on these arms allow for reconstruction of re-exportroutes 'upstream', to strengthen the empirical basis for evlauating and improving application of the European Union Code of Conduct on arms exports, Criterion 7.