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CRS 'legal sidebar' on arms transfers and international law

July 30, 2024

The July 29, 2024 Congressional Research Service "Legal Sidebar" document "(1) discusses the obligations under the Genocide and Geneva Conventions that may be relevant to arms transfers, (2) explicates the extent to which these obligations are incorporated into the U.S. legal and policy framework governing the process of providing U.S. weapons to foreign states, and (3) highlights some issues raised by the foregoing of relevance for Congress in light of its legislative and oversight authorities regarding the provision of U.S. weapons to foreign states."


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