Disarming states : the international movement to ban landmines / Kenneth R. Rutherford.
By: Rutherford, Kenneth R [author.].
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2010Description: xxiv, 226p. : ill.ISBN: 9780313393969 (hc : alk. paper).Subject(s): Land mines (International law) | Arms control -- International cooperationDDC classification: 341.73| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview : why ban landmines? -- The founding of the global landmine ban movement -- Humanitarian advocacy and diplomatic deadlock -- From ashes to success : April 1996-September 1997 -- The road to Ottawa : rallying the world September, 1997 -- The uncompleted journey.
This book provides a detailed history of the global movement to ban anti-personnel landmines (APL), marking the first case of a successful worldwide civil society movement to end the use of an entire category of weapons.
In March 1995, Belgium became the first state to pass a domestic anti-personnel landmine ban. In December 1997, 122 states joined Belgium in signing the comprehensive Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Treaty. The movement to ban landmines became a turning point in global politics that continues to influence policy and strategy decisions regarding weapon use today.
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