Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Article 1 Object and Purpose
- Article 2 Scope
- Article 3 Ammunition/Munitions
- Article 4 Parts and Components
- Article 5 General Implementation
- Article 6 Prohibitions
- Article 7 Export and Export Assessment
- Article 8 Import
- Article 9 Transit or Trans-Shipment
- Article 10 Brokering
- Article 11 Diversion
- Article 12 Record Keeping
- Article 13 Reporting
- Article 14 Enforcement
- Article 15 International Cooperation
- Article 16 International Assistance
- Article 17 Conference of States Parties
- Article 18 Secretariat
- Article 19 Dispute Settlement
- Article 20 Amendments
- Article 21 Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession
- Article 22 Entry into Force
- Article 23 Provisional Application
- Article 24 Duration and Withdrawal
- Article 25 Reservations
- Article 26 Relationship with Other International Agreements
- Article 27 Depositary
- Article 28 Authentic Texts
Article 17 - Conference of States Parties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2021
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Article 1 Object and Purpose
- Article 2 Scope
- Article 3 Ammunition/Munitions
- Article 4 Parts and Components
- Article 5 General Implementation
- Article 6 Prohibitions
- Article 7 Export and Export Assessment
- Article 8 Import
- Article 9 Transit or Trans-Shipment
- Article 10 Brokering
- Article 11 Diversion
- Article 12 Record Keeping
- Article 13 Reporting
- Article 14 Enforcement
- Article 15 International Cooperation
- Article 16 International Assistance
- Article 17 Conference of States Parties
- Article 18 Secretariat
- Article 19 Dispute Settlement
- Article 20 Amendments
- Article 21 Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession
- Article 22 Entry into Force
- Article 23 Provisional Application
- Article 24 Duration and Withdrawal
- Article 25 Reservations
- Article 26 Relationship with Other International Agreements
- Article 27 Depositary
- Article 28 Authentic Texts
Summary
Article 17: Conference of States Parties
1. A Conference of States Parties shall be convened by the provisional Secretariat, established under Article 18, no later than one year following the entry into force of this Treaty and thereafter at such other times as may be decided by the Conference of States Parties.
2. The Conference of States Parties shall adopt by consensus its rules of procedure at its first session.
3. The Conference of States Parties shall adopt financial rules for itself as well as governing the funding of any subsidiary bodies it may establish as well as financial provisions governing the functioning of the Secretariat. At each ordinary session, it shall adopt a budget for the financial period until the next ordinary session.
4. The Conference of States Parties shall:
(a) Review the implementation of this Treaty, including developments in the field of conventional arms;
(b) Consider and adopt recommendations regarding the implementation and operation of this Treaty, in particular the promotion of its universality;
(c) Consider amendments to this Treaty in accordance with Article 20;
(d) Consider issues arising from the interpretation of this Treaty;
(e) Consider and decide the tasks and budget of the Secretariat;
(f) Consider the establishment of any subsidiary bodies as may be necessary to improve the functioning of this Treaty; and
(g) Perform any other function consistent with this Treaty.
5. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of States Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Conference of States Parties, or at the written request of any State Party provided that this request is supported by at least two-thirds of the States Parties.
INTRODUCTION
The impact of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in April 2013 and in force since 24 December 2014 – will be measured by the way in which its States Parties implement the Treaty at national, regional and international levels. One of the main institutional ways in which the Treaty’s implementation will be advanced is through the Conference of States Parties (CSP) addressed in Article 17.
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- The Arms Trade TreatyWeapons and International Law, pp. 341 - 351Publisher: IntersentiaPrint publication year: 2021