Commentaries on Arms Control Treaties: The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and … Commentaries on International Law)
Stuart Maslen
544 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0199269777
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Language: English
Publish: 1086246000000
This commentary is a detailed guide to the interpretation of the 1997 Convention banning Anti-Personnel Mines, which was adopted after a worldwide campaign to ban landmines made famous by the late Princess Diana. It includes a description of the development of anti-personnel mines, their
military utility, and the negotiating history of the Convention.