President trump “unsigns” arms trade treaty after requesting its return from the senate

• Autores: Jean Galbraith
• Localización: American Journal of International Law, ISSN 0002-9300, Vol. 113, Nº 4, 2019, págs. 813-818
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In a speech before the National Rifle Association (NRA) on April 26, 2019, President Trump announced that he was requesting the return of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) from the Senate and that the United States would unsign this treaty. Shortly thereafter, Trump issued a formal letter to the Senate requesting the ATT's return. As of late September, the Senate had not formally approved Trump's request. Nonetheless, on July 18, 2019, the Trump administration communicated to the secretary-general of the United Nations that the United States does not intend to become a party to the ATT and thus has no future legal obligations stemming from signature.