The Convention on Cluster Munitions
A Commentary
The use of cluster munitions, which are bombs that each disperse up to several hundred of submunitions over an area of two football pitches, exploding indiscriminately, will be banned in August 2010. This Commentary describes why the Convention on Cluster Munitions was adopted and what it means in practical terms.
The use of cluster munitions, which are bombs that each disperse up to several hundred of submunitions over an area of two football pitches, exploding indiscriminately, will be banned in August 2010. This Commentary describes why the Convention on Cluster Munitions was adopted and what it means in practical terms.
| ISBN: | 9780199599004 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | Casey-Maslen Stuart Nystuen Gro |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 21.10.2010 |
| Untertitel: | A Commentary |
| Schlagworte: | Arms trade HISTORY / Military / Weapons International humanitarian law LAW / International LAW / Public POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights Public international law: humanitarian law Public international law: treaties and other sources Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law Weapons & equipment Weapons and equipment |
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