The Arms Trade and International Law: Addressing Compliance Gaps

Dr. Amrita Kapur – Secretary-General, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

Dr Amrita Kapur is Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest women’s peace organisation, where she leads global strategy, advocacy, and partnerships across 40+ countries to advance feminist peace and challenge militarism. With over 18 years of experience in conflict and transitional contexts, she is recognised for her expertise in gender justice and sexual and gender-based violence. Her career spans senior roles with the UN, NGOs, and academia, shaping gender-responsive and transformative reforms and policies in countries such as Yemen, Libya, and Colombia. Holding a PhD in Law from UNSW, Dr Kapur combines scholarship, policy innovation, and field experience to strengthen women’s rights and inclusive peace worldwide.

Professor Andrew Clapham – Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Andrew Clapham is Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute. He was the first Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (June 2006 – July 2014). He teaches international human rights law, the laws of war, and public international law. Prior to coming to the Institute in 1997, he was the Representative of Amnesty International at the United Nations in New York. Andrew Clapham has worked as Special Adviser on Corporate Responsibility to High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and Adviser on International Humanitarian Law to Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq. He was elected as a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists in 2013. He served as a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan from 2017 to 2023.

Florence Foster – Senior Research Fellow, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Florence Foster is a researcher and social justice advocate with over a decade of international experience in diplomacy, human rights, arms control, and conflict resolution. She has led initiatives within the UN system to strengthen accountability and address the security impacts of business, particularly in the arms sector. Formerly head of the Quaker UN Program on Peace & Disarmament, she now serves as Senior Project Manager at the Geneva Academy, where she is also an LLM candidate.