유엔 무기거래조약(ATT) 채택의 의의와 시사점

The global trade in most consumer goods is internationally regulated and carefully controlled. In contrast, the global trade in arms and ammunition is not. Currently, there are no legally binding robust, and universally applicable criteria governing the transfer of weapons across borders. This leads to the fact that more than 2,000 people are killed everyday due to armed violence. This lack of international regulation has profound implications for the lives and livelihoods of millions of women, men, and children through the world. Proliferation of conventional arms also contribute to human rights violation, breaches of international humanitarian law, to intensifying and prolonging armed conflicts, and to threaten national and regional stability. The process Arms Trade Treaty(ATT) has unquestionably demonstrated that the majority of countries do in fact support a strong treaty that would potentially make a difference in the lives of those suffering from armed violence and armed conflict. However, there are still very discrepancies on the issues of weapons categories, types of transactions, and decision making procedures. Thus, for the successful implementation of the ATT, the ultimate question for states is whether this adopted ATT text help, or hinder, the further development of these norms and this is a useful tool for those seeking to legitimize the status quo or for those seeking substantial reductions of armed violence and conflict.