Anti-personnel landmines

Wars should end when the fighting stops. Yet anti-personnel mines kill and maim long after conflicts are over. This is why the international community adopted the 1997 Mine Ban treaty completely banning these weapons. Despite progress great challenges remain especially removing remaining mines and relieving the suffering of the injured. ... Read more

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Treaty Law

Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines, 1997
Protocol II to the CCW on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of mines, booby-traps and other devices, as amended in 1996

Customary law

Landmines

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The Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World

International Review of the Red Cross More articles

Domestic law

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The mine ban convention: progress and challenges in the second decade

This publication provides an overview of the achievements and challenges of the Mine Ban Convention in its second decade of operation.
Weapon contamination

The brochure summarizes the problem of weapon contamination and describes how the ICRC acts to protect civilians from the effects of weapon contamination. Topics include clearance, risk education and risk reduction.

Anti-personnel landmines

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Twelfth Meeting of the States Parties (12MSP) to the Mine Ban Convention

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Treaty Law

Customary law

reference documents

The Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World

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International Review of the Red Cross More articles

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Domestic law

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The mine ban convention: progress and challenges in the second decade

Weapon contamination

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