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The Formation Of International Law In The 21st Century, John De Saram
The Formation Of International Law In The 21st Century, John De Saram
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The methods and procedures of the Commission, as in the case of all human endeavors, need, of course, to be kept under regular review and to be improved wherever advisable. The methods and procedures of the Commission were referred to in the Sixth (the Legal) Committee of the UN General Assembly over the two weeks just passed, in the course of Sixth Committee consideration of the Report of the Commission.
International Law And Land Mines, Joerg Wimmers
International Law And Land Mines, Joerg Wimmers
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The Review Conference in Vienna' has failed to adopt a revised Convention due to unbridgeable differences among delegations on a strengthened Protocol II of the Convention (Land Mine Protocol). Almost all important provisions of the Protocol were contentious and a number of delegations showed very limited room to move toward a compromise.
International Law And Antipersonnel Land Mines, Luke T. Lee
International Law And Antipersonnel Land Mines, Luke T. Lee
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Antipersonnel (A/P) land mines are devastating weapons not only during, but also after, warfare or armed conflicts. There still exist an estimated 85 million mines, or one for every 50 people on earth, scattered in 62 countries that kill and maim some 26,000 innocent civilians each year. In Cambodia and Angola, for example, there are more than 30,000 and 20,000 amputees, respectively, who are victims of mine incidents.
Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law
Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The concept of intellectual property, or ideas protected by patents, copyrights, and trademarks, has been around since at least the 13th century. However, it is only in the last decade that "piracy," or the illegal copying and selling of copywritten or patented material, has become a contentious issue in trade negotiations between the nations of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
International Law And Anti-Personnel Land Mines, Michael J. Matheson
International Law And Anti-Personnel Land Mines, Michael J. Matheson
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The Convention on Conventional Weapons was adopted in 1980 to limit the use of conventional weapons that present special risks of causing unnecessary suffering or indiscriminate effects. The Convention currently contains three Protocols, each of which regulates the use of a specific type of weapons
International Law And Anti-Personnel Land Mines, Stephen Goose
International Law And Anti-Personnel Land Mines, Stephen Goose
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Human Rights Watch was one of the six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that initiated the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines in 1992. The Campaign calls for a comprehensive international ban on the production, stockpiling, trade and use of antipersonnel land mines. It also calls for increased international resources for mine clearance and victim assistance programs.
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.
Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law
Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
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