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Tables of Contents for Shattered Lives
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Summary
4
8
Arms -- security for whom?
8
16
A limited role for arms
8
1
Too many arms
9
9
Arms in the wrong hands
18
1
The particular role of small arms
19
5
The human cost of arms abuse
24
16
The right to life
24
3
Violations of civil and political rights
27
4
Violations of social and economic rights
31
3
Development derailed
34
6
Why act now?
40
14
The `war on terror'
41
3
The civilian toll keeps rising
44
2
Guns in society: spiralling out of control
46
8
The arms bazaar
54
16
A unique industry
54
4
Who is buying and selling arms?
58
2
Weaknesses in national arms controls
60
10
Solutions at all levels
70
16
Some steps in the right direction
70
2
Stop the flow and drain the pool
72
3
An international initiative: the Arms Trade Treaty
75
3
Regional initiatives: essential building blocks
78
1
National initiatives: the duty of the state to protect its citizens
79
3
Local initiatives: building safer communities
82
4
The time for action is now
86
3
International action
86
1
Regional action
87
1
National action
87
1
Local action
88
1
Appendix 1: The legal basis for work on the regulation of armaments
89
3
Notes
92