 |
Law-ref.org | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction |
Site search
Sister sites
international [Global Index]
...
Welcoming also United Nations General Assembly Resolution 51/45 S of
10 December 1996 urging all States to pursue vigorously an effective,
legally-binding
international agreement to ban the use, stockpiling, production and
transfer
of
anti-personnel landmines,
...
...
Stressing the role of public conscience in furthering the principles of
humanity as
evidenced by the call for a total ban of anti-personnel mines and
recognizing
the efforts
to that end undertaken by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement,
the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and numerous other
non-governmental
organizations around the world,
...
...
Stressing the role of public conscience in furthering the principles of
humanity as
evidenced by the call for a total ban of anti-personnel mines and
recognizing
the efforts
to that end undertaken by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement,
the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and numerous other
non-governmental
organizations around the world,
...
...
Recalling the Ottawa Declaration of 5 October 1996 and the Brussels
Declaration
of
27 June 1997 urging the international community to negotiate an
international
and legally
binding agreement prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and
transfer
of
anti-personnel mines,
...
...
Recalling the Ottawa Declaration of 5 October 1996 and the Brussels
Declaration
of
27 June 1997 urging the international community to negotiate an
international
and legally
binding agreement prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and
transfer
of
anti-personnel mines,
...
...
Emphasizing the desirability of attracting the adherence of all States
to this Convention,
and determined to work strenuously towards the promotion of its
universalization
in
all relevant fora including, inter alia, the United Nations, the
Conference
on Disarmament,
regional organizations, and groupings, and review conferences of the
Convention
on
Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons
Which May
Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate
Effects,
Basing themselves on the principle of international humanitarian law
that
the right of the
parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is
not
unlimited,
on the principle that prohibits the employment in armed conflicts of
weapons,
projectiles
and materials and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous
injury
or
unnecessary suffering and on the principle that a distinction must be
made
between
civilians and combatants,
...
ARTICLE-6: International cooperation and assistance [go to this ARTICLE]
... International cooperation and assistance ...
...
3. Each State Party in a position to do so shall provide assistance for
the
care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine
victims and for mine awareness programs. Such assistance may be
provided, inter alia, through the United Nations system, international,
regional or national organizations or institutions, the International
Committee of the Red Cross, national Red Cross and Red Crescent
societies and their International Federation, non-governmental
organizations,
or on a bilateral basis.
...
...
3. Each State Party in a position to do so shall provide assistance for
the
care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine
victims and for mine awareness programs. Such assistance may be
provided, inter alia, through the United Nations system, international,
regional or national organizations or institutions, the International
Committee of the Red Cross, national Red Cross and Red Crescent
societies and their International Federation, non-governmental
organizations,
or on a bilateral basis.
...
...
3. Each State Party in a position to do so shall provide assistance for
the
care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine
victims and for mine awareness programs. Such assistance may be
provided, inter alia, through the United Nations system, international,
regional or national organizations or institutions, the International
Committee of the Red Cross, national Red Cross and Red Crescent
societies and their International Federation, non-governmental
organizations,
or on a bilateral basis.
...
...
4. Each State Party in a position to do so shall provide assistance for
mine
clearance and related activities. Such assistance may be provided,
inter
alia,
through the United Nations system, international or regional
organizations
or
institutions, non-governmental organizations or institutions, or on a
bilateral
basis, or by contributing to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund
for
Assistance in Mine Clearance, or other regional funds that deal with
demining.
...
ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
...
19. The Meeting of the States Parties or the Special Meeting of the
States
Parties may
suggest to the States Parties concerned ways and means to further
clarify
or resolve the
matter under consideration, including the initiation of appropriate
procedures
in conformity
with international law. In circumstances where the issue at hand is
determined
to be due
to circumstances beyond the control of the requested State Party, the
Meeting
of the States
Parties or the Special Meeting of the States Parties may recommend
appropriate
measures,
including the use of cooperative measures referred to in Article6.
...
ARTICLE-11: Meetings of the States Parties [go to this ARTICLE]
...
4. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant
non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend these meetings as observers in
accordance
with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
...
4. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant
non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend these meetings as observers in
accordance
with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
ARTICLE-12: Review Conferences [go to this ARTICLE]
...
3. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend each Review Conference as
observers
in
accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
...
3. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend each Review Conference as
observers
in
accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
ARTICLE-13: Amendments [go to this ARTICLE]
...
2. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
Organizations may be inv ited to attend each Amendment Conference as
observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
...
2. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
Organizations may be inv ited to attend each Amendment Conference as
observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
...
ARTICLE-20: Duration and withdrawal [go to this ARTICLE]
...
4. The withdrawal of a State Party from this Convention shall not in
any way affect the duty of States to continue fulfilling the
obligations
assumed under any relevant rules of international law.
...