1997 Mine Ban Treaty

A 1997 Mine Ban Treaty is a ban treaty for landmines.

• AKA: Ottawa Treaty.
• See: Anti-Personnel Mine, Treaty, Landmine Movement.

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References

2019

• (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty Retrieved:2019-4-15.
  • The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines) around the world. To date, there are 164 state parties to the treaty. One state (the Marshall Islands) has signed but not ratified the treaty, while 32 UN states, including the United States, Russia, China and India are non-signatories, making a total of 33 United Nations states not party.

2008

• (Williams et al., 2008) ⇒ Jody Williams, Stephen D Goose, and Mary Wareham. (2008). “Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security.” Rowman \& Littlefield Publishers.
  • QUOTE: Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security looks at accomplishments and setbacks in the crucial first decade of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. The first half of the book considers the implementation of the prohibitions and humanitarian assistance provisions of the treaty, as well as efforts to promote universal acceptance of the treaty among governments and non-state armed groups. …

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