The Ottawa Convention
Major Provisions of the Mine Ban Treaty
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and on Their Destruction, typically referred to as the Ottawa Convention or Mine Ban Treaty, seeks to end the use of antipersonnel landmines (APLs) worldwide. It was opened for signature on December 3, 1997, and it entered into force on March 1, 1999. By February 1, 2004, 141 states had become party to the accord, and another nine countries had signed but not ratified it. However, major powers, such as the United States, Russia, and China, have not signed the treaty, and few countries in…
