The Ottawa Landmine Treaty
Article Abstract:
Countries participating in the Ottawa Process on anti-personnel landmines have agreed the text of a treaty which will prohibit their production and use by signatories, and require the destruction of national stocks of landmines. Around 100 nations have indicated support for the treaty and are due to sign it in Dec 1997. It could become effective from mid-1998. Signatories will have to destroy their landmines within a fixed timetable. Countries not supporting the treaty include the US, China and Russia. The full text of the treaty is presented, together with an analysis of its contents.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1997
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Closing in on a landmine ban: the Ottawa Process and U.S. interests
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A global landmine ban will be signed in Ottawa, Canada in Dec, 1997. Nearly a hundred countries have pledged for the banning of anti-personnel landmines (APLs). The provisions of the agreement cover the use, stockpiling, production and transfer, and the destruction of APLs. International cooperation and assistance in the clearance of landmines are addressed. The US appears to have an unclear position on the ban, however, and its approval for the agreement is still uncertain.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1997
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