Arms Trade Treaty: Far from perfect, but better than nothing

... Professor of Public International Law at the University of Greenwich, comments on the adoption of the treaty, its projected effectiveness and shortcomings. Interviewee: Steven Haines , Professor of Public International Law at the University of Greenwich Interviewer: Maria Prosviryakova , Russian International Affairs Council Photo: Steven Haines, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Greenwich, UK On April, 2 the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve the Arms Trade Treaty. What does it mean in the legal context that the treaty that could not be agreed on at the UN Conference and was adopted by the UN General Assembly? The original intention that the final text would be adopted at the UN Conference on ...