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Small Arms and Security New Emerging International Norms

By Denise Garcia Copyright 2006
292 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the emergence of new international norms to govern the spread of small arms, and the extent to which these norms have been established in the policies and practices of states, regions and international organizations. It also attempts to establish criteria for assessing norm emergence, and to assess the process of norm development by comparing what actually happens at the... Read more

Foreword by Robert Rotberg  Preface: The Rise of Small Arms into the International Agenda: A Debate in the Context of Global Governance and Human Security  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations and Acronyms  Section I: Small Arms, Norms and the International Agenda  1. Norms in International Relations: The Case of Small Arms  2. Norm Building Processes in the Evolution of the Small Arms Question in the International Agenda  Section II: Leading International Emerging Norms  3. The Destruction and Disposal of Surplus Weapons  4. Regulating Illicit Arms Brokering  5. Marking, Tracing and Record Keeping  Section III: Failed or Weaker International Emerging Norms  6. Creating a Norm of Transparency in Small Arms Transfers  7. Regulating Civilian Gun Ownership  8. Banning the Sale of Weapons to Non-State Actors  Section IV: Findings and Conclusions  9. The Making of International Norms  Annex I: Activism and Norm Building: "Pro" and "Anti" Gun NGOs  Select Bibliography  Index

Biography

Denise Garcia