MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union

CONTENTS
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 6
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 7
INTRODUCTION 9
Parliamentary action 9
The global response to armed violence 10
A human security approach: A parliamentary agenda for action 11
THEME 1 PREVENTING MISUSE: NATIONAL REGULATION OF SMALL ARMS 15
Human (in)security: Civilians and gun violence 16
A useful framework: The public health approach 17
Rights-based arguments: State responsibility 20
Illicit trafficking and national arms control 20
Approaches to national arms control 21
Public consultation: The case of South Africa 27
Moving from rights to responsibility:
The example of Australia 28
Transitioning from war and violent conflict 28
Regional action 29
International standards 31
Recommendations for parliamentarians 33
Essential reading 34
Endnotes 35
THEME 2 STEMMING THE FLOW OF SMALL ARMS – CONTROL ISSUES 41
Existing processes 42
Recommendations for parliamentarians 56
Essential reading 58
Endnotes 58