The Banning of Anti-Personnel Landmines Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword by Cornelio Sommaruga, President, International Committee of the Red Cross
- Foreword by Ambassador Jacob S. Selebi, South Africa
- Foreword by Ambassador Johan Molander, Sweden
- Introduction
- PART 1 FROM PRINCIPLES TO RULES: REGULATING MINES UP TO THE 1980 CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
- PART 2 THE REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE 1980 CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: AN INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE LANDMINE CRISIS
- PART 3 THE OTTAWA PROCESS FROM REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO AN INTERNATIONAL PROHIBITION OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The International Strategy Conference Towards a Global Ban on Anti-personnel Mines, Ottawa, Canada, 3–5 October 1996
- 3 United Nations General Assembly, 1996
- 4 ICRC Position Paper No. 4 – December 1997, Landmines: Crucial Decisions in 1997
- 5 Expert Meeting on the Convention for the Prohibition of Antipersonnel Mines, Vienna, Austria, 12–14 February 1997
- 6 Fourth International Non-governmental Organization Conference on Landmines: Toward a Mine-Free Southern Africa, Maputo, Mozambique, 25–28 February 1997
- 7 Seminar on Anti-Personnel Landmines and Their Humanitarian Implications, Budapest, Hungary, 7 March 1997
- 8 1997: The Year of a Treaty Banning Anti-personnel Mines?
- 9 ICRC Regional Seminar for States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Harare, Zimbabwe, 21–23 April 1997
- 10 International Meeting of Experts on the Possible Verification of a Comprehensive International Treaty Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Landmines,Bonn, Germany, 24–25 April 1997
- 11 OAU Conference on a Landmine-free Africa: The OAU and the Legacy of Anti-personnel Mines, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19–21 May 1997
- 12 Debate on Landmines at the Angolan Parliament, Luanda, Angola, 23 May 1997
- 13 International Conference for a Global Ban on Anti-personnel Landmines, Brussels,Belgium, 24–27 June 1997
- 14 The Third Austrian Draft of the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines,May 1997
- 15 Anti-Personnel Mines: What Future for Asia? Regional Seminar for Asian Military and Strategic Studies Experts,Manila, The Philippines, 20–23 July 1997
- 16 Diplomatic Conference on an International Total Ban on Anti-personnel Landmines, Oslo,Norway, 1–18 September 1997
- 17 A Global Ban on Landmines: Treaty Signing Conference and Mine Action Forum, Ottawa,Canada, 2–4 December 1997
- 18 ICRC Position Paper No. 5 – January 1998, Anti-personnel Mines: Agenda 1998 – From Prohibition to Elimination and Adequate Care for the Victims
- 19 Regional Conference on Landmines, Budapest, Hungary, 26–28 March 1998
- 20 Implementing the Ottawa Treaty: Questions and Answers
- 21 An International Ban on Anti-personnel Mines: History and Negotiation of the ‘Ottawa Treaty’, article by S.Maslen and P.Herby
- 22 The Entry into Force of the Ottawa Treaty
- 23 The First Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty,Maputo, Mozambique, 3–7 May 1999
- 24 Regional Conference on Landmines, Zagreb, Croatia, 27–29 June 1999
- 25 South Asia Regional Seminar on Landmines, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, 18–20 August 1999
- Index
12 - Debate on Landmines at the Angolan Parliament, Luanda, Angola, 23 May 1997
from PART 3 - THE OTTAWA PROCESS FROM REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO AN INTERNATIONAL PROHIBITION OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword by Cornelio Sommaruga, President, International Committee of the Red Cross
- Foreword by Ambassador Jacob S. Selebi, South Africa
- Foreword by Ambassador Johan Molander, Sweden
- Introduction
- PART 1 FROM PRINCIPLES TO RULES: REGULATING MINES UP TO THE 1980 CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
- PART 2 THE REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE 1980 CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: AN INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE LANDMINE CRISIS
- PART 3 THE OTTAWA PROCESS FROM REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO AN INTERNATIONAL PROHIBITION OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The International Strategy Conference Towards a Global Ban on Anti-personnel Mines, Ottawa, Canada, 3–5 October 1996
- 3 United Nations General Assembly, 1996
- 4 ICRC Position Paper No. 4 – December 1997, Landmines: Crucial Decisions in 1997
- 5 Expert Meeting on the Convention for the Prohibition of Antipersonnel Mines, Vienna, Austria, 12–14 February 1997
- 6 Fourth International Non-governmental Organization Conference on Landmines: Toward a Mine-Free Southern Africa, Maputo, Mozambique, 25–28 February 1997
- 7 Seminar on Anti-Personnel Landmines and Their Humanitarian Implications, Budapest, Hungary, 7 March 1997
- 8 1997: The Year of a Treaty Banning Anti-personnel Mines?
- 9 ICRC Regional Seminar for States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Harare, Zimbabwe, 21–23 April 1997
- 10 International Meeting of Experts on the Possible Verification of a Comprehensive International Treaty Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Landmines,Bonn, Germany, 24–25 April 1997
- 11 OAU Conference on a Landmine-free Africa: The OAU and the Legacy of Anti-personnel Mines, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19–21 May 1997
- 12 Debate on Landmines at the Angolan Parliament, Luanda, Angola, 23 May 1997
- 13 International Conference for a Global Ban on Anti-personnel Landmines, Brussels,Belgium, 24–27 June 1997
- 14 The Third Austrian Draft of the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines,May 1997
- 15 Anti-Personnel Mines: What Future for Asia? Regional Seminar for Asian Military and Strategic Studies Experts,Manila, The Philippines, 20–23 July 1997
- 16 Diplomatic Conference on an International Total Ban on Anti-personnel Landmines, Oslo,Norway, 1–18 September 1997
- 17 A Global Ban on Landmines: Treaty Signing Conference and Mine Action Forum, Ottawa,Canada, 2–4 December 1997
- 18 ICRC Position Paper No. 5 – January 1998, Anti-personnel Mines: Agenda 1998 – From Prohibition to Elimination and Adequate Care for the Victims
- 19 Regional Conference on Landmines, Budapest, Hungary, 26–28 March 1998
- 20 Implementing the Ottawa Treaty: Questions and Answers
- 21 An International Ban on Anti-personnel Mines: History and Negotiation of the ‘Ottawa Treaty’, article by S.Maslen and P.Herby
- 22 The Entry into Force of the Ottawa Treaty
- 23 The First Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty,Maputo, Mozambique, 3–7 May 1999
- 24 Regional Conference on Landmines, Zagreb, Croatia, 27–29 June 1999
- 25 South Asia Regional Seminar on Landmines, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, 18–20 August 1999
- Index
Summary
Organized in collaboration with the ICRC and UNICEF
Despite Angola being one of the world's most mine-affected countries, the debate in the Angolan Parliament demonstrated that not everyone was aware of the sheer scale and extent of the mines problem in the country. The debate was critical in ensuring that all par ties were aware of the acute need to tackle the mines problem and to make certain that no more mines were laid in the country.
Statement on International Political and Legal Efforts on Anti-personnel Landmines
Peter Herby, Legal Division, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva 23 May 1997
In 1918 the international community was horrified at the appalling effects of the widespread use of poison gas in the trenches and battlefields of Europe. The public and many political leaders were sickened at the sight of tens of thousands of soldiers gasping for breath, blinded, burned and vomiting blood as they returned from battle. Many thousands more died an agonizing death in the trenches. As a result, the use of chemical and biological weapons was stigmatized. Norms which had existed in ancient cultures and various religious traditions against the use of poison as a method of war were codified in the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting gas warfare.
In the 1990s the same process of stigmatization is occurring in response to the horrendous effects of anti-personnel landmines. The distinguished Ministers who have spoken today have amply described the appalling human, economic and social costs of the use of this weapon in Angola.
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- The Banning of Anti-Personnel LandminesThe Legal Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross 1955–1999, pp. 535 - 540Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000