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Resolution on Small-Calibre Weapon Systems. Geneva, 28 September 1979.

The U.N. Conference of 1979 and 1980 did not reach agreement on a protocol on small-calibre weapon systems. The resolution on Small-Calibre Weapons was adopted at the 1979 session of the Conference and annexed to the Final Act of 1980 as Appendix E.

Forum of adoption :

United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects

Meetings of forum :

1st session: 10.09.1979 - 28.09.1979, Geneva; 2nd session: 15.09.1980 - 10.10.1980, Geneva

Date of adoption :

28.09.1979

Number of articles :

6 points

Authentic text :

English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Russian

Source :

D.Schindler and J.Toman, The Laws of Armed Conflicts, Martinus Nihjoff Publisher, 1988, pp.197-198., A/CONF.95/15

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