Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309073499
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the U.S. target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons. Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines emphasizes the role that technology can play to allow certain weapons to be used more selectively, reducing the danger to uninvolved civilians while improving the effectiveness of the U.S. military. Landmines are an important weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal but the persistent variety can cause unintended casualties, to both civilians and friendly forces. New technologies could replace some, but not all, of the U.S. military's antipersonnel landmines by 2006. In the period following 2006, emerging technologies might eliminate the landmine totally, while retaining the necessary functionalities that today's mines provide to the military.
Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309073499
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the U.S. target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons. Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines emphasizes the role that technology can play to allow certain weapons to be used more selectively, reducing the danger to uninvolved civilians while improving the effectiveness of the U.S. military. Landmines are an important weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal but the persistent variety can cause unintended casualties, to both civilians and friendly forces. New technologies could replace some, but not all, of the U.S. military's antipersonnel landmines by 2006. In the period following 2006, emerging technologies might eliminate the landmine totally, while retaining the necessary functionalities that today's mines provide to the military.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309073499
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the U.S. target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons. Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines emphasizes the role that technology can play to allow certain weapons to be used more selectively, reducing the danger to uninvolved civilians while improving the effectiveness of the U.S. military. Landmines are an important weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal but the persistent variety can cause unintended casualties, to both civilians and friendly forces. New technologies could replace some, but not all, of the U.S. military's antipersonnel landmines by 2006. In the period following 2006, emerging technologies might eliminate the landmine totally, while retaining the necessary functionalities that today's mines provide to the military.
Commentaries on Arms Control Treaties
Author: Stuart Maslen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199296798
Category : Arms control
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An overview of the principles of treaty interpretation is provided for non-specialists, and extensive source material, including the various drafts of the Convention, are included as appendixes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199296798
Category : Arms control
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An overview of the principles of treaty interpretation is provided for non-specialists, and extensive source material, including the various drafts of the Convention, are included as appendixes.
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Author: Stuart Casey-Maslen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192882635
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This updated commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines under the treaty. It describes the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192882635
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This updated commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines under the treaty. It describes the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions
Author: Gro Nystuen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199599009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
This is a commentary on the legislation around the use of cluster munitions in warfare.--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199599009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
This is a commentary on the legislation around the use of cluster munitions in warfare.--
The Banning of Anti-Personnel Landmines
Author: Louis Maresca
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521783170
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
1996.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521783170
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
1996.
Landmines
Author: Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564321138
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
10. The future of Landmines
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564321138
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
10. The future of Landmines
Banning Landmines
Author: Jody Williams
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742562417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
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. The second half of this book considers the impact of the landmine movement on other issues (such as cluster munitions and disability rights), as well as the extent to which it has contributed to the field of human security. Edited by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and two other long-time leaders of the mine ban movement, Stephen Goose and Mary Wareham, Banning Landmines features contributions by grassroots activists, diplomatic negotiators, mine survivors, arms experts, and human rights defenders. This diverse group of writers at the forefront of the landmine ban movement is well placed to provide insights into this remarkable process, its precedents, and implications for other work and issues.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742562417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
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. The second half of this book considers the impact of the landmine movement on other issues (such as cluster munitions and disability rights), as well as the extent to which it has contributed to the field of human security. Edited by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and two other long-time leaders of the mine ban movement, Stephen Goose and Mary Wareham, Banning Landmines features contributions by grassroots activists, diplomatic negotiators, mine survivors, arms experts, and human rights defenders. This diverse group of writers at the forefront of the landmine ban movement is well placed to provide insights into this remarkable process, its precedents, and implications for other work and issues.
The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol 2e
Author: Andreas Zimmermann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192855115
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2033
Book Description
The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the cornerstones of international refugee law. This Commentary provides a systematic, article-by-article analysis of their provisions in addition to crosscutting thematic chapters. The Commentary is an indispensable tool for lawyers, decision-makers, and academics.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192855115
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2033
Book Description
The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the cornerstones of international refugee law. This Commentary provides a systematic, article-by-article analysis of their provisions in addition to crosscutting thematic chapters. The Commentary is an indispensable tool for lawyers, decision-makers, and academics.
Humanitarian Disarmament
Author: Treasa Dunworth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847392X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Humanitarian disarmament is not new, but instead represents a re-emergence of a long-standing sensibility in disarmament discourse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847392X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Humanitarian disarmament is not new, but instead represents a re-emergence of a long-standing sensibility in disarmament discourse
The History of Landmines
Author: Mike Croll
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"While public interest in landmines is recent, their use and that of their non-explosive predecessors has a history which spans 2,500 years. Mike Croll explains the development, employment and reactions to these weapons from the concealed spikes of antiquity to the electronically-fused systems of today." "The History of Landmines takes the reader from ancient Rome to the colonial wars and from the American Civil War to the Gulf War explaining why increasing numbers of these devices have been used and how they have become more sophisticated. The genesis of the present humanitarian crisis is fully described along with the problems of clearing landmines today."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"While public interest in landmines is recent, their use and that of their non-explosive predecessors has a history which spans 2,500 years. Mike Croll explains the development, employment and reactions to these weapons from the concealed spikes of antiquity to the electronically-fused systems of today." "The History of Landmines takes the reader from ancient Rome to the colonial wars and from the American Civil War to the Gulf War explaining why increasing numbers of these devices have been used and how they have become more sophisticated. The genesis of the present humanitarian crisis is fully described along with the problems of clearing landmines today."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved