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International Law And Anti-Personnel Landmines, Ariane Sand-Trigo
International Law And Anti-Personnel Landmines, Ariane Sand-Trigo
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Antipersonnel land mines are among the deadliest and most insidious weapons in the world today: their aim is to maim for life, they cannot distinguish between the footfall of a soldier and that of a child and they recognize no cease-fire or end to war. More than 110 million active mines are scattered in sixty-four countries and the problem is growing worse at a dramatic rate.