Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564322623
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Landmine Monitor Report 2001
Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564322623
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Landmine Monitor Report 2002
Author: Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564322777
Category : Arms control
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Landmine Monitor Report
Author: Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564323279
Category : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Languages : en
Pages : 1356
Book Description
Landmine Monitor Report 2003
Author: Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564322876
Category : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Landmine Monitor Report
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ISBN:
Category : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
Ridding the World of Landmines
Author: Kjell BjörkPublisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 1612335551
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
This book looks at how international treaties can be used to establish successful national programmes. It is concerned specifically with national mine action programmes, focusing on the capacity of the national governments (also referred to as "the state") to implement the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction." The Convention, which is also referred to as the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) or "Treaty," was finalised on September 18, 1997 in Oslo. Ten years after its creation, the Treaty has proven a successful tool to address the humanitarian disaster caused by landmines, yet most of the mine affected country signatories to the MBT have not been able to meet their clearance deadline. This book examines the underlying reasons for the discrepancy between the terms of the Treaty and the reality of its implementation, exploring its successes and shortcomings. In doing so, the book sets out to answer the research question: considering the disparate levels of success among countries committed to implementing the Mine Ban Treaty, what are the key functions of governments and governance structures in ensuring the successful implementation of the Treaty?
Norms Without the Great Powers
Author: Adam BowerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192507176
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Can multilateral treaties succeed in transforming conduct when they are rejected by the most powerful states in the international system? In the past two decades, coalitions of middle-power states and transnational civil society groups have negotiated binding legal agreements in the face of concerted opposition from China, Russia, andmost especiallythe United States. These instances of a so-called 'new diplomacy' reflect a deliberate attempt to use the language of international law to bypass great power objections in establishing new global standards. Yet critics have frequently derided such treaties as utopian and counter productive because they fail to include those states allegedly most capable of effectively managing complex international cooperation. Thus far no study has offered a systematic, comparative study of the promise, and limits, of multilateralism without the great powers. Norms Without the Great Powers addresses this gap through the presentation of a novel theoretical account and detailed empirical evidence regarding the implementation of two archetypal cases, the antipersonnel Mine Ban Treaty and International Criminal Court. Both treaties have substantially reshaped expectations and behaviour in their respective domains, but with important variation in the extent and breadth of their impact. These findings provide the impetus for assessing the prospects for similar strategies on other topics of contemporary global concern. This book offers a timely addition to the dynamic and growing literature on the practice and consequences of international governance and should appeal to academics, civil society experts, and foreign policy practitioners working in fields such as security, human rights, and the environment.
Mitigating Conflict
Author: Henry F. CareyPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714654300
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Drawing upon the writings of academics and activists, this collection explores the roles that have emerged for NGOs as they have engaged more with peacekeeping and peacebuilding initiatives in various locations around the world.
Violations of the Rules Applicable in Non-International Armed Conflicts and Their Possible Causes
Author: Omar Abdulle AlasowPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004189882
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
While all armed conflicts are marked by violations of international humanitarian law, non-international armed conflicts appear to be characterised by even more serious violations of international humanitarian law on a colossal scale. This study is aimed at understanding the possible factors that may cause parties to non-international armed conflicts to engage in violations despite the fact that not only international humanitarian law but also other bodies of rules (e.g. legal and moral) impose restrictions and obligations similar to international humanitarian law. Somalia, which for over two decaces has been experiencing internal armed conflicts marked by widespread violations, is a typical case. This study addresses the root causes of the internal armed conflict in Somalia and identifies factors which contributed to the collapse of the Somali state and the reasons for its continuing conflict. It also examines the characteristics of the conflict. In order to examine the extent to which applicable rules have been respected or not, the study examines both international rules applicable in non-international armed conflicts and specific Somali rules of warfare. After demonstrating evidence of violations and analysing it, this study seeks to identify possible direct and indirect causes of these violations. In addition, it also seeks to identify whether such possible causes contribute to violations that are unique to the situation in Somalia, or, if not, whether there may be lessons to be learnt for other situations similar to that in Somalia.
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