Contrary to popular imagination, outer space is not a “Wild, Wild West” of lawlessness. Human activities in outer space are governed by international law, including the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law (IHL), and, most critically, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), which sets out broad principles on how states are to conduct themselves in this domain, including commitments to registration, due regard, responsibility, liability, and non-contamination.
Report: From safety to security – extending outer space norms
As part of a wider research project that is mapping the normative landscape in outer space with the aim of informing the further development of norms related to space-based military capabilities and activities, we invited global space experts to participate in a survey that was open from May 15 to June 10.
The War in Yemen: 2011-2018: The elusive road to peace
Working paper 18-1 November 2018 By Sonal Marwah and Tom Clark Executive summary The United Nations (UN) has played a key role in …
WWI and Contemporary Policy on War and Peace
Conference Report Click here or on image for PDF of full report. September 26-28, 2014 Ottawa On the centenary of the First World War, The Group of 78 and Project …
NPDI Matters
Author Susi Snyder Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative recommendations from PAX (Netherlands) The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) is a group of twelve countries, including Canada, “that are actively engaged in …
Private Security Companies in the Caribbean
Case studies of St. Lucia,Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica Authors Matthew Bishop, Kenneth Epps, Sheridon Hill, Annita Montoute, John Siebert This project, a collaboration between Project Ploughshares and the Institute …
Transparency and Accountability – NPT Reporting 2002-2012
Author Cesar Jaramillo The indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1995 was agreed to in the context of a collective commitment by States Parties to strengthening the …
CARICOM and the Arms Trade Treaty: Toward an effective convention
Author Kenneth Epps Introduction The negotiation of an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has become a UN process of “high importance” for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is not difficult …
Import and Transit Considerations in an Arms Trade Treaty
Author Kenneth Epps,Guy Lamb and Anne-Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik Findings Based on Case Studies of Barbados, Estonia, and Namibia Technical study conducted for Control Arms by the Center for International Trade …
Youth Armed Violence Interventions: The Caribbean and its Toronto Diaspora
Author Sandra Chadwick-Parkes This paper was prepared for the Small Arms Working Group of Peacebuild. Project Ploughshares was the Coordinator of the Small Arms Working Group from 2004 through to …